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How to write a Memoir...
How I went from tech sales to memoir writing. I am not a writer by trade and had never written anything besides school papers before....

pennyalexlane
Jul 15, 20241 min read
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Come see me! Hear about how trauma affects our mental health.
If you're near San Francisco this Saturday, July 13th, 3pm, come see me at Books Inc. Opera Plaza, 601 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA...

pennyalexlane
Jul 11, 20241 min read
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How to survive a Toxic Stepmother
Listen to the Podcast How My Parents Raised Me on how I survived a Toxic Stepmother. Thank you, Dawn, for interviewing me....

pennyalexlane
Jul 8, 20241 min read
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My book made the list!
My book, Redeemed," A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood" made the list of Books by Relational Trauma Survivors on "Out of the Storm" website....

pennyalexlane
Jul 7, 20241 min read
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About personal freedom and independence...
Thinking about independence and freedom reminds me that some of us have to work really hard to break from the yoke that other people-our...

pennyalexlane
Jul 5, 20241 min read
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Should I forgive my abusers?
When people hear my story, they often ask me if I have forgiven my parents who abused and neglected me. I often wonder why they ask. Are...

pennyalexlane
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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The Process of Writing Memoir...
Many of you ask me about the process of writing my memoir. See this article on me and how I did it on Women Writers, Women's Books. The...

pennyalexlane
Jun 26, 20241 min read
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Launch party video-part 1: introductions
Tomorrow, JUNE 25th, is my official PUB-DAY, the day my book in released into the world. As many of you know, a lot of hard work, blood,...

pennyalexlane
Jun 24, 20241 min read
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This Thursday, June 25th, 7pm Books Inc, Berkeley
My inspiring memoir about overcoming the abuse and trauma of childhood and church is published this month by She Writes Press in...

pennyalexlane
Jun 23, 20241 min read
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I'm on Becoming Your Best Version podcast!
New Becoming Your Best Version Podcast episode! Penny Lane is a writer, wife and mother with an insatiable passion for life and books....

pennyalexlane
Jun 21, 20242 min read
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What we owe the Women's Revolution...
Did you know it used to be legal to say, “We don’t hire women?" Or that acceptable thought used to be "that women were subordinate to...

pennyalexlane
Jun 20, 20241 min read
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Press release & exclusive interview
My "official" Book Launch is approaching quickly-June 25th- and I am so excited to have my book out there. My press release includes an...

pennyalexlane
Jun 18, 20241 min read
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Gosh, I feel like a writer!
Pre-signing some books for my (ssshh!) secret launch party a dear friend is throwing me tomorrow! It's a week before pub date but our...

pennyalexlane
Jun 14, 20241 min read
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Is there a difference between ambition and workaholism?
Interesting article on the difference between "ambition" and "workaholism." Hilary Frey says in her Slate article, "Workaholism is...

pennyalexlane
Jun 12, 20241 min read
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Looking for a great summer read?
Check out this list from Shepherd.com, a website dedicated to helping new authors be seen, heard and READ! The 100 most recommended books...

pennyalexlane
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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Surviving a Toxic Stepmother & Breaking Free
Listen as I am interviewed for the Podcast "How My Parents Raised Me," discussing my relationship with my stepmother and the harm she...

pennyalexlane
Jun 11, 20241 min read
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My favorite books of 2023...read why
Check out this article about my favorite books of 2023 on Shepheard.com Penny Lane's 3 favorite reads in 2023 (shepherd.com) Shepherd is...

pennyalexlane
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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My book listed next to Sebastian Junger?
OMG! I am really starting to feel like a writer! Sausalito Books by the Bay has my book, Redeemed A Memoir of a Stolen Childhood listed...

pennyalexlane
May 29, 20241 min read
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Reclaiming Freedom: Rising from the Ashes of Trauma, Neglect and Abuse
Finally, a published writer, in time for May being Mental Health month! See the whole article in Best Self Magazine. Reclaiming Freedom:...

pennyalexlane
May 24, 20241 min read
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Memoirs by ordinary people who are quite extraordinary....
Janet Robertson's "It Looked This Way to Me" is one of a growing number of memoirs published by non-celebrities, which is not the same...

pennyalexlane
May 17, 20241 min read
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