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Archives for January 2012

Creative Inspiration: Meet Kristen Lamb

SNAPPY. CLEVER. CARING. While this might not be everybody’s criteria for a pal, it’s one I’ve used to look online for a particular kind of new friend in the writing business. Why snappy? Because … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: Meet Kristen Lamb

Resolution Recap: Writing Memoir Now and Forever

NEWS YEAR RESOLUTIONS are crumbling fast. I can almost hear the candy wrappers from here, can’t you? There are some resolutions that we're not going to break, right? Those having to do with writing … [Read more...] about Resolution Recap: Writing Memoir Now and Forever

Ideas for Memoir Topics: Read it in the Want Ads

THE FINE PRINT is where you’ll find great creative inspiration. I mean, have you looked in the want ads lately? If not, you should. It is there that I get a lot of my ideas for memoir topics.  … [Read more...] about Ideas for Memoir Topics: Read it in the Want Ads

Writing Memoir: News You Can Use: January 14, 2012

NEWS YOU CAN USE. Maybe you saw these stories. Maybe you missed them, but these are among the pieces I’ve read recently that might elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or personal essay – … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: News You Can Use: January 14, 2012

Writing Memoir in Redhead Territory

MEMOIR IS TERRITORY. Writing memoir is all about walking that territory and understanding its boundaries. When you do, you’ll find that the area you need to cover can be measured by the hairs on your … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir in Redhead Territory

Writing Memoir? Check Your Facts

WRITING WHAT YOU KNOW does not mean you don’t check your facts. Fact-checking in memoir is essential. Accuracy counts. Memoir demands fact-checking since memory, by its very definition, is subjective. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Check Your Facts

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