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Writing Life Story
Submitted by Mandee Sears on Tue, 10/26/2010 - 19:29
Writer's come in all shapes and sizes. We write because we can't not write. Some write the fiction stories that crowd their mind and fight for their need to be told. Others write non-fiction, reporting about the world around us or how to do, become or improve something. All writing is important, but I think one of the most important genres is writing life story - memoir.
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