I’VE BEEN THINKING A LOT ABOUT attraction – specifically, what attracts what and why, and how that phenomenon affects our memoir writing skills. I bet you are tilting your head right now, just the … [Read more...] about A Quick Lesson to Improve Your Memoir Writing Skills
The Role of Vulnerability in Writing
AS SOMEONE WHO TEACHES online memoir classes, I take a lot of questions on the fly. And, I admit, after all these years, I have many ready-made answers to those questions I've been asked repeatedly. … [Read more...] about The Role of Vulnerability in Writing
How to Use Genealogy in Memoir
As a memoir coach, memoir teacher and memoir editor, I spend a great amount of time talking people out of writing mere genealogy. When new to memoir, most people confuse the genre with autobiography, … [Read more...] about How to Use Genealogy in 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
