IT WAS AN HONOR to be interviewed by Jon Winokur for his fine site, AdvicetoWriters.com. Somehow he got me to admit to my great belief in reading equal parts Emily Dickinson and Mad Magazine as a … [Read more...] about Come Join Me on Advice to Writers
Memoirama! A New Memoir Class Added. Come Join Me.
THERE'S A NEW CLASS coming up, added because you asked me to. I'm delighted you asked, by the way. I call this class Memoirama, which is kind of self-explanatory, in that … [Read more...] about Memoirama! A New Memoir Class Added. Come Join Me.
Creative Inspiration: Using Reference Books When Writing Memoir
I TRY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW every day. It's not a new idea, I know, nor is it unique to me. It's an adage I see on t-shirts, hear from others and read pretty much everywhere. In this case, at least, … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: Using Reference Books When Writing Memoir
Creative Inspiration: Using an Almanac.
DURING THIS WEEK in 1610, Galileo began what is probably the most significant contribution he made to science. He began observing the moons of Jupiter through a homemade telescope, originally thinking … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: Using an Almanac.
The Memoir Manifesto
AFTER THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, working as a memoir coach and writing and publishing a book on memoir that Poets & Writers lists as Number 1 in books for writers, I’ve boiled down everything I know … [Read more...] about The Memoir Manifesto
Writing Memoir: What I Learned in 2012
AH, THE NEW YEAR. The perfect time to begin again. I can almost hear the fresh Word documents being opened, the cuffs being rolled up and the sudden urge to clean the kitchen take over. Not so fast. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: What I Learned in 2012
