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The Magic of Memoir Writing – Starting From Place

by Bettina Deda | Jan 4, 2025 | Books, Events, Things I love | 0 comments

In 2022, my memoir Dare to Dance was finally published after a 7-year writing journey. When I moved to Northern NSW in 2023, after 15 years in Sydney, I started journaling on my journey and gathering content for another memoir. For a long time, I didn't know where it...

5 Lessons I learned on my Journey to Becoming a Published Author

by Bettina Deda | Nov 12, 2021 | Books, Creativity, Writing | 0 comments

My creative writing journey started in October 2014 when I came across a red book called Memento by Michael McQueen. The back cover blurb read: "Memento will require you to invest two of your most valuable assets: your time and your memories. Opening the pages, I...

The Turning Point: Creative non-fiction from the heart

by Bettina Deda | Aug 3, 2021 | Books, Writing | 0 comments

I am thrilled to announce the publication of my story A Conversation without Words in The Turning Point, an anthology of moments that changed people's lives, edited by Gareth St. John Thomas. What's even more exciting is that my story was chosen from more than 100...

My Memoir Writing Journey: Never Give up

by Bettina Deda | Jan 28, 2018 | Writing | 0 comments

In 2015, Bettina started writing about her life and sharing her experiences in a series of blog posts. In this post, she explains how a life-changing Kahuna massage triggered a new memoir manuscript.