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Carolyn V. Hamilton

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Carolyn V. Hamilton is a multi-genre author, free-lance journalist, workshop leader and Success Coach for Memoir Writers. Professionally trained as an illustrator and graphic designer, she spent over 3 decades working as a marketing executive and copywriter in the real world of “Mad Men.”

In 2009 she founded www.adventuress-travel-magazine.com, the digital magazine “for women over 50 doing fun things”, focusing on essay stories from women about their personal travel adventures.

Carolyn V. Hamilton is a graduate of Antioch University Seattle and her other adventures have included two years’ service as a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer and a stint (in her “younger days”) as a Playboy Bunny.

When she is not traveling, she resides in Cuenca, Ecuador.

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	Coming to Las Vegas: A True Tale of Sex, Drugs & Sin City in the '70s 3.57 avg rating — 198 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Implosion: The search is on for six million dollars hidden in a Las Vegas hotel destined for destruction! 4.05 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 2015 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dare to Survive: Based on the true story of a woman conned and imprisoned in South America for drug trafficking 3.97 avg rating — 32 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Power Editing For Fiction Writers: Includes the #1 Secret to Power Up Your Writing Now! 4.36 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Magicide 3.95 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Art Improv 101: How to Create a Personal Art Journal 3.85 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Power Editing For Memoir Writers: Includes the #1 Secret to Power Up Your Writing now! 4.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hard Amazon Rain 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	THE BIG RED POWER PEN EDITING SYSTEM: KILL THESE 24 WORDS 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 5 Important Parts of a Successful Memoir & Why You Need Them: A Definitive Guide for Memoir Writers 4.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Carolyn V. Hamilton's Blog: Secrets to Writing, Publishing & Book Marketing Success

Are you writing a memoir or an autobiography?

What are you going to call your personal story? A memoir or an autobiography?

What’s the difference? Is there any difference?

It’s important that you are clear about this because your potential reader wants to know this right up front.

According to Writer’s Digest:

• An autobiography focuses on the chronology of the writer's entire life
• A memoir covers one specific aspect of the writer's life.

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Book Craft: How to write books readers love, from first draft to final polish

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How to Market a Book: Overperform in a Crowded Market (Reedsy Marketing Guides, #1)

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Screenwriting Tricks For Authors (and Screenwriters!)

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“Documenting little details of your everyday life becomes a celebration of who you are.”
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