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| Subject | Date Asked |
| Slash Autobiography | 2/20/2012 |
| Q: I have a first edition Slash autobiography, signed by him. Can you give me an estimate of what it ... A: Sydney. I don't have experience estimating the value of rare or signed books. Try typing into your ... | |
| use of foreign dialect | 12/3/2011 |
| Q: i am from singapore. Here we have an unofficial recognized spoken language called 'singlish' which ... A: Timothy. It would fine to use "singlish" in your memoir. At the front of the book, perhaps in your ... | |
| Dialogue | 11/4/2011 |
| Q: Recently i record down a conversation i had with someone sometime ago.At first i could not recall a ... A: Timothy. It is not possible to recall word-for-word conversations we try to remember, even ... | |
| finding inner voice | 9/19/2011 |
| Q: I am wondering whether i have found my writing voice when i write my journal.Are those words coming ... A: Timothy. Sometimes thoughts come to writers easily and sometimes hard. Your inner voice is just a ... | |
| memoir | 8/15/2011 |
| Q: It is possible to write a memoir that spans over from childhood to adulthood.I read a memoir, ... A: Timothy. Yes, it is possible. A memoir covers a specific period of time with a theme, such as early ... | |
| keeping journal for memoir | 8/1/2011 |
| Q: I really want to write a book about myself.I have been keeping a journal for this reason .When i ... A: Timothy. Biography and memoir are personal. They are all about you. I suggest you initially write ... | |
| Consider the years | 9/17/2010 |
| Q: I have this book call "Consider The Years" by Joshua Trachtenberg from 1944. In the book it's sign ... A: Victor. Joshua Tranchtenberg (1904-1959) was born in London and was a rabbi in America for nearly ... | |
Wayne Groner
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Expertise
I can answer questions on just about anything regarding writing and researching biographies, memoirs, corporate histories, and family histories including handling sensitive issues, interviewing, editing, self-publishing, and setting up a business as a memoir writer.
Experience
I have more than twenty-five years of experience as a radio and television news reporter, author, freelance writer, and workshop presenter. I present a free monthly class, "Writing Your Life Story." I'm a member of two speakers bureaus: Missouri Writers' Guild and Missouri Center for the Book. I have had three books published and I'm writing a fourth. My articles and book reviews on a variety of topics have been published in national magazines and on the Web. I was a senior-level college administrator for twenty-seven years, including nine years as a vice president, during which I wrote newsletters, brochures, magazine articles, and published and edited an alumni magazine.
Organizations
Missouri Center for the Book, Missouri Writers' Guild, Springfield Writers' Guild, Greene County Historical Society, Christian County Historical Society.
Publications
Books: Dumb Luck or Divine Guidance, The Pastor's Guide to Fund-raising Success, Levell-Drew Family History. National magazines including CASE Currents, Congregations, Ozarks Mountaineer, Your Community Hospice, Power and Light series of Sunday-school curriculum for adult learners.
Education/Credentials
Graceland College
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