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From Memory to Memoir: How to Write and Publish Your Life Stories

Award-winning author and journalist Cindy La Ferle returns to lead a discussion on turning memories into stories that editors will want to publish. This informal lecture and discussion will cover the basics of personal writing, including essays and memoirs. Bring your writing and publishing questions.

La Ferle, a Royal Oak resident and former Daily Tribune/Oakland Press columnist, currently writes a column on midlife issues for Michigan Prime and is widely published in national magazines. Copies of her memoir, Writing Home, will be available at a special discount at this event.

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