WRITE WHAT YOU KNOW. You know the expression. But what does it mean and how do you do it? First and foremost, it requires nothing less than chucking the Big Bang notion of reality TV, talk radio, and … [Read more...] about Look to Life’s Small Moments When Writing What You Know
How To Take on Tough Memoir Topics? Write Like David Leite
IF YOU CONTACT ME about my memoir coaching and writing instruction, and if you tell me the memoir topics you want to braid together in one book include love of food, the struggle to come out and be … [Read more...] about How To Take on Tough Memoir Topics? Write Like David Leite
Three Big Tips for Writing A Personal Essay
EVERY YEAR OR SO, I read another high-minded piece on how the personal essay is dead. And every year or so, I get to have the same, good-hearted laugh. The personal essay, that manageable, distinctive … [Read more...] about Three Big Tips for Writing A Personal Essay
What Should a Memoir Author Blog About? Here Are 5 Ideas.
AMONG THE MANY questions I field each week as a memoir coach and writing teacher, one of the most common is about whether a writer needs to start a memoir blog. I asked Kyle Young, who helps with … [Read more...] about What Should a Memoir Author Blog About? Here Are 5 Ideas.
How To Choose Memoir Topics
IF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT FLUMMOXES every memoir writer, it is how to choose memoir topics. As a memoir coach and writing teacher, I hear a lot of “what to write” questions. The dilemma of … [Read more...] about How To Choose Memoir Topics
