GETTING INSPIRED TO WRITE memoir is easier for some than for others. My job is to make is easy for all, and I try to do this by providing provocative content on my website, through my own writing, and … [Read more...] about Getting Inspired to Write Memoir
Writing From the Heart
WRITING FROM THE HEART is one of those phrases that people use and use again and, it seems to me, rarely stop to think about. It’s what I call a shingle phrase. You know, as in a roof shingle? It … [Read more...] about Writing From the Heart
How To Tap Into Creativity On Your Own Time and Terms
SOMETIMES CREATIVE INSPIRATION tries to knock right on your head. You've had this happen: That feeling that you should be paying attention right this minute to that story idea that seemed to just fly … [Read more...] about How To Tap Into Creativity On Your Own Time and Terms
Writing Lessons: The Most Frequently Asked Writing Questions
THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED WRITING QUESTIONS have to do with process. “How do you do it?” People ask this more than anything else, and when they do, tucked into that inquiry is the hour-to-hour, at the … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: The Most Frequently Asked Writing Questions
Do You Lie or Do You Fictionalize When Writing Memoir?
HE HAD TO LIE to make his father human. Now he tells us. And it’s wow heard ‘round the world, since the writer who is speaking those words is the great Pat Conroy. It’s an issue you’ve faced, as well, … [Read more...] about Do You Lie or Do You Fictionalize When Writing Memoir?
Writing Lessons: How To Explore Self-Knowledge Through Memoir
I GENUINELY BELIEVE that much like in life, success is writing depends on which details you choose to emphasize. It’s a hard-won illumination, and one that speaks of nothing less than how to explore … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How To Explore Self-Knowledge Through Memoir
