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ELAINE KOYAMA WRITES

Elaine Koyama Writes

Category: Writing Projects

Production: the process of writing

Posted on November 19, 2019November 18, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

Product, price, promotion, placement, phases, platform, production. The first four are the classic four P’s of marketing. I have added… Read more Production: the process of writing

Honing my Writing Skills

Posted on June 18, 2019June 18, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

I hadn’t realized how out of practice I had become—for forty years I had squeezed out adjectives and adverbs to… Read more Honing my Writing Skills

Finish that Book!

Posted on May 29, 2019May 29, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

One of the Loft classes I took was called, Finish that Book! taught by Kathleen Eagle, a romance writer. Years… Read more Finish that Book!

The Year of the Book Launch: LET ME IN

Posted on April 30, 2019April 29, 2019 by elainekoyamawrites

This year I will be launching a book, LET ME IN: A Japanese American Woman Crashes the Corporate Club 1976-1996.… Read more The Year of the Book Launch: LET ME IN

Knocking on Doors, Deleted Scenes

Posted on October 30, 2018October 30, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

Deleted Scenes: As I enter the turn in the self-publishing process, I thought it might be fun to post some… Read more Knocking on Doors, Deleted Scenes

Old Woman, Young Woman

Posted on October 16, 2018October 16, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

A funny thing happened on the way through life. People around me got old. My brothers, my sisters, my mom… Read more Old Woman, Young Woman

Diaries of a Young Woman

Posted on March 28, 2018April 4, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

I have begun the task of transcribing the diaries of my mother. My sister, Kathryn, found them in Mom’s dresser… Read more Diaries of a Young Woman

What about “Liberated Life”?

Posted on November 16, 2017April 4, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

I have been getting mixed signals about the connotation of the term “liberated” in my working title. How do you… Read more What about “Liberated Life”?

Lessons from a Liberated Life–Status update

Posted on November 13, 2017April 4, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

I am about seven months into my new career, with only a few shiny objects that have crossed my path–one… Read more Lessons from a Liberated Life–Status update

Working Title: Lessons from a Liberated Life

Posted on March 24, 2017April 4, 2018 by elainekoyamawrites

I began this memoir 35 years ago, when I was in the midst of the first years of my business… Read more Working Title: Lessons from a Liberated Life

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