WRITING ABOUT THE DEAD presents memoirists with a special set of problems, as well as remarkable freedom, and each writer will wrestle and debate with the ups and downs of the assignment in his or her … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Writing About the Dead
Five Signs That You’re Not Writing
THE ESPRESSO MACHINE IS CLEAN. This is never a good sign. In my house, a much better sign that things are as they should be is if that ancient steam machine is just this side of a health code … [Read more...] about Five Signs That You’re Not Writing
Writing Lessons: MFA or Writing Coach?
WE'VE ALL FACED THIS DILEMMA: Who to trust with our writing future? Should we go into an MFA program – residential or distance-based? – trust that we already know all we can to write good memoir, hire … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: MFA or Writing Coach?
How To Be A Better Memoir Writer? See a Therapist (In Class)
IT WAS A DREAM COME TRUE: Me and a room full of psychoanalysts, more than one hundred of them, in fact, and I was telling them about my writing life, illustrating for them my belief in the power of … [Read more...] about How To Be A Better Memoir Writer? See a Therapist (In Class)
How Hard Writing Memoir Can Be
SAM LANSKY IS THE DEPUTY CULTURE EDITOR at Time, a beautiful writer, and an addict. It turns out that it’s a winning combination, at least in terms of producing and publishing a remarkable book, which … [Read more...] about How Hard Writing Memoir Can Be
How to Prepare to Write Memoir
HOW TO PREPARE to write memoir? A client asked me this and I found myself about to give an offhand retort – “Tie yourself in a chair,” “Promise yourself something from Bulgari,” – until I thought … [Read more...] about How to Prepare to Write Memoir
