Released on: March 19, 2008, 11:11 am

Press Release Author: Linda Joy Myers

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: The National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) is opening
its virtual doors soon and preparing to launch a new Web site geared toward the
special challenges memoir writers face.

Press Release Body: BERKELEY, CA -Memoir writers around the globe have a new
resource. The National Association of Memoir Writers (NAMW) is opening its virtual
doors soon and preparing to launch a new Web site geared toward the special
challenges memoir writers face. The expected launch date is May 1, 2008. The goal of
the Association is to offer support, education and inspiration to memoir writers all
over the world.

A memoir is a story about a significant moment in your life told from a mature,
reflective standpoint. It can be about a person, place or thing that is important to
you and has grown in popularity over recent years. Research in the Journal of the
American Medicine Association published in 1999 showed that writing stories is even
more healing than journaling, helping to heal asthma, arthritis and chronic fatigue
syndrome.

"Many memoir writers want to be published and share their unique stories with the
larger world; for others, the goal is to write a memoir to heal the past and
publication is not a goal," says Linda Joy Myers, founder and president. "Still
others want to use the memoir as a means of self-exploration or to leave a legacy
for the family."
Whatever your goal, memoir writing requires skill, attention, courage, and - most
importantly - a sense of connection with other memoir writers. "Writing a memoir is
a very personal experience," says Myers. "In the process of writing, we review our
life - who we are, what roles we played in our family and with friends, and often
times expose ourselves deeply on the page. It sometimes means confronting very real
psychological issues and emotional challenges."

Memoirists often want to leave a legacy, write a healing story, or create a family
memoir. Spiritual, travel, and humorous memoirs are valuable voices in the memoir
community. "We offer many membership benefits that help a memoir writer to write a
successful, publishable book," says Myers.

About the National Association of Memoir Writers
For more information visit the Web site http://www.namw.org.

About Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D.
Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D., author of Don't Call Me Mother & Becoming Whole: Writing
Your Healing Story, has been a therapist in Berkeley for over twenty-seven years.
Dr. Myers combines her background in art, clinical work, and writing (she received
her MFA in Creative Writing from Mills College) to offer unique memoir workshops and
trainings in the Bay Area and nationally. She is former president of the California
Writers Club, Marin branch, and is now on the board of Story Circle Network.


Web Site: http://www.memoriesandmemoirs.com

Contact Details: Linda Joy Myers
Memories and Memoirs
www.memoriesandmemoirs.com
1700 Solano Ave
Berkeley CA 94707
USA
510-524-3898
lindajoymyers@comcast.net