TALES OF OUR LIVES, a two-volume anthology of 80 inspiring true stories, informs woman's desire to record, examine, understand, and report life journeys. In an era of reality shows that aren't close to real, the authentic voices of these authors stand strong, clearly conveying their heartfelt stories. As you read, you'll find yourself laughing, crying, even cheering the women on. And, if you want to compile your own stories, you'll find a bonus writing tool included--Introduction to Writing Alchemy--the document that helped these women delve deeper into their own stories. Each volume has unique and fresh writing prompts, designed to get you started and help you think about aspects of life in new and intriguing ways. [41 prompts in Volume 1: Fork in the Road and 55 in Volume 2: Reflection Pond for a total of 96 unusual ways to begin considering your stories] The award-winning stories in the two volumes of Tales of Our Lives are part fascinating read and part learning tool. WomensMemoirs.com conducted a contest for the best written and most engaging life stories. The writers selected from the first round won the right to take part of the second round where they used a revolutionary new methodology called WRITING ALCHEMY to revise their stories. The Introduction to Writing Alchemy (based on the award-winning book by the same name) guided the rewrites, helping the authors make their stories powerful and compelling. In Volume 1 -- Tales of Our Lives: Fork in the Road, you are invited to put on your comfortable walking shoes and travel down life's path with the authors as they reveal the people and events that made the critical difference in their lives, the stories that made them who they are. (Volume 1 includes 41 vignettes) In Volume 2 -- Tales of Our Lives: Reflection Pond, you are invited to companionably stroll around the pond, seeing the lives of others reflected in the water and casting your mind into the depths of your own experiences. (Volume 2 includes 39 vignettes)
About the Author: Award-winning and bestselling author MATILDA BUTLER is a social psychologist, online and in-person memoir coach and conference speaker who is passionate about helping women write their personal life stories in ways that illuminate their own lives and engage the emotions of their readers. Butler is the co-founder of WomensMemoirs.com and the award-winning co-author of the collective memoir ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS: The "First Woman To" Generation Tells Its Story, Second Edition. After years of teaching memoir writing, she and her co-author Kendra Bonnett developed and student tested a new methodology that is now available in the book WRITING ALCHEMY: How to Write Fast and Deep. Butler is the co-editor of the award-winning anthology series SEASONS OF OUR LIVES (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter) that rose to #2, #3, #4, #5 on the Amazon Kindle's bestseller list and more recently the two-volume TALES OF OUR LIVES anthology that rose to #2 and #3 on the Amazon Kindle's bestseller list. As an outgrowth of the collective memoir ROSIE'S DAUGHTERS, Bonnett and Butler developed a line of popular products focused on Rosie the Riveter that are sold through etsy.com. The line includes authentic, vintage style Rosie's Legacy Bandana, Rosie's World War II Employment Badge, red and white polkadot mugs, a Rosie the Riveter costume set and more. [RosiesLegacyGear] Based on the many stories from the memoir writing contests and from teaching women, Bonnett and Butler are now opening a new etsy.com store focused on StandWithWomen. The store includes feminist tees with inspiring messages, feminist pins, and more. Butler writes and teaches in the Willamette Valley of Oregon and Waikoloa Beach, Hawaii.