WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN you discover that you're writing the wrong memoir? Well, if you are Louise Ross, you make the decision to write the right book. In this case, it was going from writing her … [Read more...] about Which Book Were You Meant to Write?
Can a Memoir Be a Self-Help Book? Can a Self-Help Book Be a Memoir?
Can a memoir be a self-help book? For that matter, can a self-help book be a memoir? These questions were posed to me recently in a one-on-one memoir coaching session and got me thinking about the … [Read more...] about Can a Memoir Be a Self-Help Book? Can a Self-Help Book Be a Memoir?
How To Characterize Someone in a Personal Essay
MY FATHER DIED forty-one years ago this week and, as it does each year, it got me thinking about what I miss. But what to write? How to characterize someone in a personal essay? How to show who he was … [Read more...] about How To Characterize Someone in a Personal Essay
What is a Memoir? Let’s Define It and Get You Working.
I HAVE A NEW response I give when asked how to define memoir and I’ve been testing it on people, hoping it resonates. Now, I think I’ll share it with you. When defining what is a memoir, one can scour … [Read more...] about What is a Memoir? Let’s Define It and Get You Working.
How To Write a Personal Essay? Go Small to Reveal Life’s Large Themes
THE PERSONAL ESSAY will always be among my favorite forms of discovery. In it, one can have a little look, bounce something in the hand and gather one’s wits on the larger issues of life by reflecting … [Read more...] about How To Write a Personal Essay? Go Small to Reveal Life’s Large Themes
One Big Tip on Planning A Memoir
WHEN IT COMES TO the work of planning a memoir, the advice you will receive online, in books and in person should always include the words “structure” and “argument,” as well as the question, “What is … [Read more...] about One Big Tip on Planning A Memoir
