GET A LOT OF questions about how to write about loved ones, and almost always my answer includes something about inheritances, the weirder the better. Let me give you an example. … [Read more...] about How To Write About Loved Ones? Think Inheritance
Are Those Memoir Writing Metaphors Everywhere, Or Am I Just Plain Nuts?
THERE I WAS, TAKING off the summer. Or so I thought. I made the plans, I put up the notices, I told my clients and continued only one of my online memoir classes. This was to last for July and August, … [Read more...] about Are Those Memoir Writing Metaphors Everywhere, Or Am I Just Plain Nuts?
How to Tell the Truth While Writing Memoir, With Boris Fishman
As a memoir coach and writing teacher, I hear all the time from people who have what they refer to as complicated family stories. How do you tell your family tale, they wonder, when within it are many … [Read more...] about How to Tell the Truth While Writing Memoir, With Boris Fishman
Is This a Novel or a Memoir? Making the Choice, With Sloane Tanen
Today on QWERTY podcast we're talking to the creator of the best-selling book, Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same, which is how you might know Sloane Tanen, but you should know her from her new novel … [Read more...] about Is This a Novel or a Memoir? Making the Choice, With Sloane Tanen
How and When to Get Writing Feedback
AMONG THE MANY ROLES I enjoy in this writing life, there is one I only recently began to understand. Actually, I never knew I had this role until on a call with a writer. She was looking for writing … [Read more...] about How and When to Get Writing Feedback
How to Know What Piece of Memoir to Write First
If you’ve read my blog posts, you know I draw a clear line between memoir and autobiography. Here’s a quick recap: Autobiography is best reserved for the famous. It covers the entirety of a person’s … [Read more...] about How to Know What Piece of Memoir to Write First
