WHEN A FRIEND PUBLISHES a book, you buy it and read it. It’s a simple rule, and one I am delighted to follow. You tell your friends about it. In short, you do what you can. How much is too much? Well, … [Read more...] about How to Promote Online Writing? Like this.
On Writing Memoir Fearlessly
THE BEST MEMOIRS are written without the fear of three things: The rules, books that have come before, or of fitting neatly into a certain sense of genre. And while this word “fearless,” much like the … [Read more...] about On Writing Memoir Fearlessly
Should You Know the Ending Of Your Story When You Begin?
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT to know the ending of your story when you begin? Can you know? Should you? It’s memoir, after all, and your memoir, at that, but how much surprise should you expect? I love this … [Read more...] about Should You Know the Ending Of Your Story When You Begin?
How To Get A Personal Essay Published? Write it Like This
AS A MEMOIR EDITOR and writing coach, I enjoy terrific moments witnessing writers getting what they want from their work. The best of my experience with clients may be when just a wisp of an idea … [Read more...] about How To Get A Personal Essay Published? Write it Like This
The Memoir Project: Use the Objects of Your Affection in Your Work
NOT ALL OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS ARE HUMAN. For me, friendship requires some degree of comfort and support, a whole lot of encouragement, and the inclination on the part of that friend to get you out … [Read more...] about The Memoir Project: Use the Objects of Your Affection in Your Work
The Music of Writing
THE QUESTION WAS SIMPLE: What is the difference between what your piece of memoir is about and the plot of that memoir? The person asking it is a client of my memoir editing services, and while I’ve … [Read more...] about The Music of Writing
