I canβt believe Iβm here, that Iβve made it this far. It’s been seven years!
Seeing βThe Endβ at the bottom of that page, three weeks ago, sparked excitement all over. Today I received feedback from my rock band of writer-friends after they read my memoir β for the first time. My band of sisters have sprinkled their special magic over Speak #TRUTH Lies, I look forward to following their guidance and making her shine. π
The endΒ of writing marks the beginning of marketing in earnest. Iβve been looking forward to this part for so long. I get to be online and social and build websites and newscasts and design a book cover, and figure out how to publish and then sell the book. I love all this, especially the community and tech stuff. I’m playing with graphics and words to get clear of what I want to do – now when Speak #TRUTH Lies is nearly ready to ‘fly the nest’. I want to write all about my Life & Memoir writing journey and would love you to join my email list. Sign up below – unless you see a fancy pop-up thing. While I write this {25.02.13} it is still on my list π― to do.
I haven’t got a clew about book promotion. How do I get into magazines and newspapers for instance? If you know something – or someone who knows something – about it, please – share your ideas and favourite teachers with me. I know I can contact podcasters directly with a pitch for a conversation that will be interesting to their listeners, but Iβm not sure who to contact. Do you have a suggestion? What is your favourite podcast?
Right now I’m working on my website. Thank you so much for visiting me here, by the way. What do you think? I would love to hear how you find your way around, and what you like and don’t. Not all the links are working yet π Everything is still in development but the site hasnβt had visitors in a long time, so nobody other than you and me, and maybe a few others, will see my mistakes π
This is me launching before I’m ready π I feel vulnerable, excited and brave π
If you’re interested, I’m working on a free Life & Memoir Writing guide. At the moment I’m calling it ‘The Making of a Memoir,‘ but I think I like Making Memoir better – which do you prefer? Or do you have a different idea? Maybe I ‘should’ call it ‘Your free guide to Life & Memoir Writing‘. . . π€ I’m thinking this will be a series of PDF downloads . . .
I’m pondering aloud on the web page here.
Help yourself to a copy. It’s not finished yet, so let me know how I can improve it. Is there anything you don’t agree with or think I should add? There’s something not right with the colours π¨ None of the π works – I have a few videos to record but my YouTube Channel is already live.
Next, I’m designing an email sequence to download the free guide. When that’s done – and if you have time – I would love it if you would test the PDF’s signup and copy. π§‘
I hope you have time to linger a while and have a good look around my newly refurbished online home. I am grateful you are here. 𧑠To contact me, Sign Up to the Circular or ead over to Instagram or our Facebook group to join the banter.
Much Love and Light
Vig π§‘
SPEAK #TRUTH Lies
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A Memoir of Healing from Family Estrangement
What does grief look like when an estranged parent dies without saying a last farewell?
In Speak #Truth Lies, I confront the complex emotions surrounding my estrangement from my father and how I grieved him after he died. passing. After fifteen years of separation, Vig and her young daughter Ruby arrive on AtlΓΈy Island to lay her father to rest.
ABOUT VIG
Hi, Iβm Vig, an Irish-Norwegian writer and photographer. At twenty-four I bought a one-way ticket to Australia, never imagining the profound shapeshift the journey would have on my life. Together with my husband and daughter, Iβve travelled and lived in Norway, Ireland, England, Greece, Spain, France, Portugal, India, Thailand, Kenya, Egypt and more. Today, home is Castleconnell, a village on the banks of The River Shannon, close to Limerick City – where Frank McCourt’s family was from. How’s that for a setting? Our village might be small and often dressed in a grey cloak heavy with rain, but when the veil of mist rises from Shannon’s rapids, as they come towards you, passing below the footbridge – awe inspires wordsmithing. No wonder, you’re standing where the limerick came from.
The Life & Memoir Writing Podcast
A podcast for writers and readers of true life stories who love a good memoir. Deep thoughts and conversations about true life stories, writing, reading and snippets from my village life.
What Readers Say
οΌDear Vig,
Congrats on your book. Thank you so much for writing it and having it published. I am deeply moved by your work. […] I cried so much when I read the ‘Whore’ chapter. […] Your book opened my eyes and left me full of emotions. Beautiful writing. Canβt wait to read your next one. I will definitely recommend it to my friends and colleagues at school.
What a read! Best, Karin in Austria.“
