Do you want to tell your story by writing your memoir? If you do, but you’re also feeling overwhelmed, I hope my 13 tips for self-publishing your memoir help you get started. You can do this! It’s been a few years since I self-published my memoir, Cancer Was Not a Gift & It Didn’t Make …
Cancer Was Not a Gift & It Didn't Make Me a Better Person
Most breast cancers are not hereditary, but rather are considered sporadic. The latter is not the case in my family. When hereditary cancer impacts YOUR family, it’s a huge deal because suddenly, it’s not just about you. If you’ve been reading Nancy’s Point for a while, you know I generally don’t talk about my family …
Have you ever taken a trip back to your roots? This is assuming, of course, you live in a different corner of the world than you did in your earliest days. Taking such a trip stirs up wonderfully nostalgic memories, reopens feelings of loss, reminds you of your very temporary status in this world and …
Some things are black and white. Not much room for doubt or debate. Though not everyone agrees, which is fine, as far as I’m concerned, cancer sucks. Period. As I have mentioned many times, the great life lessons a person is supposed to garner following a cancer diagnosis escape me. I have had no epiphany. …
Recently I read the novel, Go Set A Watchman, by Harper Lee. When the book first came out a couple years ago, I was excited to read it, but then I started reading reviews in which people expressed their disappointment in it. I ended up not reading it partly because I didn’t want to be …