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
Advice on Writing? Meet the Best Online
THIS TIME OF YEAR is all about taking stock. And as I look back on the bounty of this year, among its many highlights was meeting Jeff Goins. Have you met him? If not, let me introduce you. He's one … [Read more...] about Advice on Writing? Meet the Best Online
Recent Scientific Study That Speaks to You? How To Turn it Into Memoir
ARE WE LIARS, all of those of us who create things? Maybe, maybe not. But what do you do when you find a study, like I just did, and it gets you wondering about such things? … [Read more...] about Recent Scientific Study That Speaks to You? How To Turn it Into Memoir
