As a memoir coach, memoir teacher and memoir editor, I spend a great amount of time talking people out of writing mere genealogy. When new to memoir, most people confuse the genre with autobiography, … [Read more...] about How to Use Genealogy in Memoir
Ten Bad Writing Habits to Break Right Now
A student in my Master Class recently asked if I had any bad writing habits. I just snorted in reply. Of course I do. Lots. But the question provoked me to be honest with myself … [Read more...] about Ten Bad Writing Habits to Break Right Now
How to Say it With Words? Like This.
https://youtu.be/rucUllsq8y8 SOMETIMES WRITERS GET INVITED to do things they have only dreamed about. I once dreamed about writing and publishing songs, and spent my teens at the piano composing … [Read more...] about How to Say it With Words? Like This.
How to Write Memoir in Essays, with Mary Laura Philpott
MARY LAURA PHILPOTT IS the author of the national bestseller I Miss You When I Blink and the brand new memoir Bomb Shelter: Love, Time, and Other Explosives just out from Atria Books. Her writing has … [Read more...] about How to Write Memoir in Essays, with Mary Laura Philpott
How to Become a Writer, with Bryan Collins
BRYAN COLLINS IS A writer, podcaster, creativity guru, and all around wonderful creativity advocate. He's the director of the wildly popular and oh-so-helpful site, Become a Writer Today. He's from … [Read more...] about How to Become a Writer, with Bryan Collins
How to Bear Witness in Writing, with Author Rachael Cerrotti
TO DESCRIBE RACHAEL CERROTTI as a multi-platform writer, producer, author, teacher does not quite accurately encompass all the ways in which she covers deeply important topics and … [Read more...] about How to Bear Witness in Writing, with Author Rachael Cerrotti
