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Terry Helwig

Terry Helwig
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Terry Helwig

Terry Helwig, author of Moonlight on Linoleum: A Daughter’s Memoir, graduated with an MA in counseling psychology. Before founding The Thread Project: One World, One Cloth www.threadproject.com in 2001, she specialized in women’s personal... Read full bio

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Q. What is your motto or maxim?
A. All shall be well!
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My life in 8 words: "An incredible opportunity to dance upon the earth."
December 3, 2012
I am delighted that my memoir MOONLIGHT ON LINOLEUM is a 2012 Grand Prix Selection for ELLE Magazine's Nonfiction Book of the...
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August 22, 2012
A comment I love hearing about Moonlight on Linoleum, is:  "Your memoir reads like a novel."  This comparison to literary...
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Q. What is your motto or maxim? A. All shall be well! Q. Who is your favorite fictional villain? A. JR Ewing. Q. What’s your best quality? A. I have a great deal of empathy. Q. How would you describe perfect happiness? A. For me, perfect happiness is the ability to revel in the day-to-day miracle of being alive and filling my days with moments of joy, beauty and connection--flowers, music, talking to my daughter, or lying in a hammock on an idyllic summer day watching the clouds play charades. Q. What is your favorite occupation, when you’re not writing? A. Puzzles and games. Learn more about Terry Helwig

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Sacramento Bee, April 7, 2013
...and "Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void." � "Moonlight on Linoleum" by Terry Helwig (Howard, $14.99, 304 pages): In her moving memoir, the author recalls how her parents' dysfunction forced her to assume responsibility for...
Naples Daily News, January 31, 2013
...Island Writers chairwoman Joanne Tailele. "It's a free event and everyone is welcome. "Our guest speaker is Terry Helwig, a prominent author who has won national acclaim with her latest book. It's a memoir, entitled Moonlight on Linoleum." Helwig will...
Denver Post, May 20, 2012
...30 p.m. Brian Freeman will read from and sign "Spilled Blood." Wed: 7:30 p.m. Terry Helwig will discuss and sign the new edition of "Moonlight on Linoleum: A Daughter's Memoir." Thu: 7:30 p.m. Richard Paul Evans will read from and sign...
Naples Daily News, February 7, 2013
...Rating: Description AuthorFest: Sponsored by the Marco Island Writers with local authors signing their books and guest speaker Terry Helwig, author of “Moonlight on Linoleum,” 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Thursday, Marco Island Center for the Arts, 1010...
Marco Eagle, February 1, 2013
...Author Terry Helwig, guest speaker at AuthorFest here next Thursday, gained national attention with her latest memoir, Moonlight on Linoleum. The book festival is a free event and the public is welcome...
Naples Daily News, January 31, 2013
...Island Writers chairwoman Joanne Tailele. "It's a free event and everyone is welcome. "Our guest speaker is Terry Helwig, a prominent author who has won national acclaim with her latest book. It's a memoir, entitled Moonlight on Linoleum." Helwig will...
Marco Eagle, January 31, 2013
...Author Terry Helwig, guest speaker at AuthorFest here next Thursday, gained national attention with her latest memoir, Moonlight on Linoleum. The book festival is a free event and the public is welcome...
The Sun Daily, August 31, 2012
...the flow – and you grow up fast. At least, that seems to be the case with author Terry Helwig. is a ­memoir of Terry’s childhood that is filled with hope, despair and redemption. Her stepfather, Davy, is a good-hearted and loving man but...