WHENEVER I GIVE A TALK about how to write memoir, I always leave the E word for last. In fact, it is literally the last line on the index card I take with me to any talk on memoir, and the only full … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How To Be Entertaining When Writing Memoir
Writing Lessons: The Most Frequently Asked Writing Questions
THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED WRITING QUESTIONS have to do with process. “How do you do it?” People ask this more than anything else, and when they do, tucked into that inquiry is the hour-to-hour, at the … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: The Most Frequently Asked Writing Questions
Writing Lessons: Waiting for Someone to Die Before You Write Memoir?
YOUR FAMILY HAS ISSUES with what you are writing. Your sister said it never happened that way. Your college roommates don't remember anything from the incident. Oh no, oh no: There are two versions of … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Waiting for Someone to Die Before You Write Memoir?
Writing Lessons: What to Read To Learn to Write Memoir
WHAT TO ASK YOURSELF when learning to write memoir is not where to go get some writing prompts, where and how you’ll get an agent, or what you’ll wear on the Today Show. It’s not who to get to blurb … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: What to Read To Learn to Write Memoir
Writing Lessons: How to Get Some Distance from Yourself When Writing Memoir
HOW DO YOU DISTANCE YOURSELF when writing memoir? It’s a great question, and an even greater exercise when you sit down to write. When Scott Nadelson proposed it, I snapped it right up, particularly … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Get Some Distance from Yourself When Writing Memoir
Writing Lessons: How to Shape A Book? Begin With One Strong Image
YOU CAN HAVE all the training in the world, and yet you begin each day of writing with a feeling of starting from scratch. Sound familiar? It does to me, approaching the desk each day as I do with a … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Shape A Book? Begin With One Strong Image
