PROBABLY THE SINGLE SENTENCE I say most in my memoir teaching and coaching practice is to “read above your head and write within your means.” These are words I live by, saying them to myself every … [Read more...] about Insanely Practical Writing Advice
5 Tools I Can’t Write Without
There are five essential tools I have on my desk every day when I write -- five tools that I cannot write without. These are five tools every writer needs. They have not changed in many years and I … [Read more...] about 5 Tools I Can’t Write Without
5 Insanely Simple Steps to Plan A Book
DID YOU EVER WONDER what happens before a writer sits down to actually write a book? I’d be glad to tell you. It’s simple. We plan. Much like with any of life’s big projects – college, weddings and … [Read more...] about 5 Insanely Simple Steps to Plan A Book
Memoir Writing Podcast with Pro Writer Host, Jennifer Blanchard
MEMOIR WRITING PODCASTS are growing in number, and I'm delighted. After all, the very best conversations are literary conversations, and of those, my favorites are when I get to talk about memoir with … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Podcast with Pro Writer Host, Jennifer Blanchard
How to Write a Book? Let Me Introduce You To Some People Who Know
AS YOU WELL KNOW, if you search online for tips on how to write a book, you will yet mixed results, some from people who have never written much more than that blog post to which you will be sent if … [Read more...] about How to Write a Book? Let Me Introduce You To Some People Who Know
Five Things You Don’t Have To Do To Write
I HEAR A LOT OF EXCUSES. And I should. I am a writing coach and a memoir editor – not to mention a mother and wife, occupations that also come with fielding heaps of explanations – but it’s in those … [Read more...] about Five Things You Don’t Have To Do To Write
