Having always wanted to feature a graphic memoir here on Writing Lessons, I knew I had the right writer when I read a review of Lila Quintero Weaver’s astonishing book, Darkroom, A Memoir in Black … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Recalling Details When Writing Memoir, with Lila Q. Weaver
Joanna Penn and I Talk Writing Memoir. The Result? A Podcast For You
JOANNA PENN IS A TIRELESS ADVOCATE for writers. I like to think that I am, as well. Together we recently settled in for a lovely, long transatlantic talk, taking on the topic of memoir, and turning … [Read more...] about Joanna Penn and I Talk Writing Memoir. The Result? A Podcast For You
Writing Lessons: How To Write From Memory, With Nancy Henderson-James
OUR NEXT WRITER will take on the slippery topic of bridging the gap from the here to the then – that distance of writing from memory. Nancy Henderson-James is another author from Plain View Press, a … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How To Write From Memory, With Nancy Henderson-James
Writing Lessons: How to Write A Personal Story & Make it Public, with Diane Cameron
HOW TO MAKE the personal public? Good question, isn't it? How to write a personal story is enough of a question, of course, but when you want to publish that story, offering it up for others to read … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Write A Personal Story & Make it Public, with Diane Cameron
The 3 Most Important Rules of Writing Memoir, with The Creative Penn
JOANNA PENN HELPS writers get to their work. Me, too. And so we got together via Skype the other day – she in London, me in upstate, New York – and talked about how to write memoir. Want to watch and … [Read more...] about The 3 Most Important Rules of Writing Memoir, with The Creative Penn
Writing Lessons: How to Reclaim the Fun In Memoir Writing, With J. Maarten Troost
AH, THE ADVENTURE MEMOIR. Of its writers, few have as distinctive a brand as J. Maarten Troost, whose debut book, The Sex Lives of Cannibals, established his memoir writing as including an eye for … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Reclaim the Fun In Memoir Writing, With J. Maarten Troost
