JOANNA PENN HELPS writers get to their work. Me, too. And so we got together via Skype the other day – she in London, me in upstate, New York – and talked about how to write memoir. Want to watch and … [Read more...] about The 3 Most Important Rules of Writing Memoir, with The Creative Penn
Writing Lessons: Telling the Truth When Writing Memoir, with Beth Kephart
TELLING THE TRUTH -- how to do it, why it’s important, and how to avoid the temptation to stray from it – is perhaps the gnarliest of topics for memoir writers. And so I leave it to Beth Kephart, … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Telling the Truth When Writing Memoir, with Beth Kephart
Writing Lessons: Memoir Advice? Know Your Audience, With Kate Richards
Next in this new series called Writing Lessons, my guest teacher is Kate Richards, whose astonishing memoir, Madness, tackles just what the title implies. I met Kate online after slamming into her … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Memoir Advice? Know Your Audience, With Kate Richards
Memoir in the Month of May
THE LAST FEW WEEKS have brought the bounty that May is known for. Let’s see if I can give a rich and quick recap for you of those things I found online and in the world that might get you writing … [Read more...] about Memoir in the Month of May
My First Piece of Memoir — Recently Chosen to Premier a New York Times Feature
THERE ARE ALMOST NO WORDS to describe how exquisitely happy I am to have a magazine piece of mine be chosen as the very first story showcased in a new online New York Times feature. The first piece of … [Read more...] about My First Piece of Memoir — Recently Chosen to Premier a New York Times Feature
Recommended Reading: “Her” A Memoir by Christa Paravanni
LISTENING TO THE RADIO recently, I heard an announcer introduce someone who had written a “memoir,” and I swear the announcer spat out the word, making it an expletive, heightening it with invective. … [Read more...] about Recommended Reading: “Her” A Memoir by Christa Paravanni