How much detail should writers use? It’s a question I deal with every single day in my work as a memoir coach, and one I strive to answer with vivid examples each time it comes up. After all, I cannot … [Read more...] about How Much Detail Should Writers Use?
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 Write About Family
KNOWING HOW TO WRITE ABOUT FAMILY is an acquired skill. I would venture to guess that no one does it right the first time and that to do so takes more practice than any other topic. What do I mean by … [Read more...] about How To Write About Family
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
How to Write Dialogue in Memoir: Don’t Linger
KNOWING HOW TO WRITE dialogue when writing memoir does not require a great memory, or that you were carrying a notebook beginning when you were eight. Nope. Knowing how to write dialogue requires … [Read more...] about How to Write Dialogue in Memoir: Don’t Linger
How to Decide What to Write About
As a memoir coach, the number one question I receive goes something like this: “How to decide what to write about?” This gets asked right after I remind people that unlike autobiography, memoir is not … [Read more...] about How to Decide What to Write About
