If, like me, you have a place in your house that looks like the photo above, you also have the perfect metaphor for how to start a memoir. From my years as a memoir coach, memoir editor and memoir … [Read more...] about How to Start a Memoir
How to Overcome Writers’ Resistance
MY MOTHER POSSESSED dozens of memorable sayings, all of which got stitched into me in more or less productive ways. When I was young enough to be utterly in her thrall, she told me that the world of … [Read more...] about How to Overcome Writers’ Resistance
Some New Insights on The Memoir Project Algorithm
ONCE YOU'VE WRITTEN AND PUBLISHED hundreds of thousands of words, chances are good that you'll sometimes experience the great delight of someone quoting you back to you. It used to be that the quote … [Read more...] about Some New Insights on The Memoir Project Algorithm
Five Tips For Cultivating – and Loving – Your Writer’s Eye
Recently, while a friend was recounting placing her estranged father in hospice, she mentioned the wind on that day, dropped in the curious and unique history of the town to which he will be moved, as … [Read more...] about Five Tips For Cultivating – and Loving – Your Writer’s Eye
How to Write an Op-Ed
YOU SHOULD WRITE AN OP-ED. Yes, you. Why? Simply put, learning to write op-eds will transform your writing. While the ways in which it will do so are many, the top five are that writing op-eds will … [Read more...] about How to Write an Op-Ed
Ten Bad Writing Habits to Break Right Now
A student in my Master Class recently asked if I had any bad writing habits. I just snorted in reply. Of course I do. Lots. But the question provoked me to be honest with myself … [Read more...] about Ten Bad Writing Habits to Break Right Now
