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 – from … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: January 9, 2012
Writing Memoir: A First Draft. Retching and Moaning All the Way.
MY BEST FRIEND taught me a phrase about writing a first draft that I use every day. We’ve been friends now for, oh, thirty years. Since we were already hard-working writers when we met, and I use the … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: A First Draft. Retching and Moaning All the Way.
Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: January 5, 2012
NEWS YOU CAN USE. Maybe you saw these stories. Maybe you missed them, but it seems to me that these are among the pieces I’ve read recently that might elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: January 5, 2012
The Best of Best-of Lists for Memoir
CHOOSING THE BEST MEMOIRS of any time, date, or place is difficult, so I love it when reliable sources do the work for me. But what’s a reliable source? Such a good question. … [Read more...] about The Best of Best-of Lists for Memoir
News You Can Use: Week One, 2012
NEWS YOU CAN USE. Maybe you saw these stories. Maybe you missed them, but it seems to me that these are among the pieces I’ve read this week that might elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or … [Read more...] about News You Can Use: Week One, 2012
Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 5: Use the Calendar
ESCHEW WRITING PROMPTS. Be hospitable. Ask Amy. Use the algorithm. Those are four of my five countdown-to-the-new-year memoir writing resolutions. And number five? Here’s a hint: We start a new one … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 5: Use the Calendar
