YOU ARE YOUR OWN CAVALRY. That’s the truth. As writers, we must come to our own rescue and show up with the goods. Another way I phrase this is by referring to myself "as a factory of one." And I am. … [Read more...] about How To Write Memoir: Be Your Own Cavalry
How to Get to Your Best Memoir Writing
THE BEST MEMOIR WRITING knows its limits. It does not take on too much. It does not take on too little. It takes on exactly enough and stays with it until it’s done. To illustrate this idea in my … [Read more...] about How to Get to Your Best Memoir Writing
Memoir Editor? Developmental Editor? What’s in a Name?
APPARENTLY I AM A DEVELOPMENTAL EDITOR for memoir. I had not know that until recently when four separate email inquiries came in using that phrase. Huh, I thought, and did not think much more about it … [Read more...] about Memoir Editor? Developmental Editor? What’s in a Name?
To Learn to Write, Read
AS A MEMOIR EDITOR, I read a lot. As a writer, I read a lot. As a thinking human, I read a lot. As a memoir teacher -- yes, you get it -- I read a lot. And I recommend it all the time as a way to … [Read more...] about To Learn to Write, Read
Writing to the Music of Your Life
I’VE TRIED MEDITATION, dosing myself with the prescription to apply it at the same time each day. And when I do, the silent, tunneling lack of thought sculpts my sharp edge into something I can use in … [Read more...] about Writing to the Music of Your Life
How To Master Memoir Writing. Consider a Low-Residency MFA
IS GETTING AN MFA in Creative Writing a dream of yours? Did you know that it can more easily be fulfilled at a low-residency program, where on-campus time can be as little as a few days in each … [Read more...] about How To Master Memoir Writing. Consider a Low-Residency MFA
