ALMOST EVERY DAY I get a question from a writer about how to describe something or someone. I work as a writing coach and memoir editor, and I teach many online memoir classes. Every time I'm asked … [Read more...] about How to Write Descriptions That Paint a Vivid Picture For Your Reader
How to Write a Family Memoir, with Laura Davis
LAURA DAVIS IS THE author of six nonfiction books including The Courage to Heal for women survivors of child sexual abuse, The Courage to Heal Workbook, Becoming the Parent You Want to Be, and I … [Read more...] about How to Write a Family Memoir, with Laura Davis
How to Write About Healing, with Author Kevin Barhydt
Kevin Barhydt is the author of the memoir, Dear Stephen Michael's Mother. He is also a YouTube creator and actor, and refers to himself as a "disability technology evangelist." I'm fascinated by how … [Read more...] about How to Write About Healing, with Author Kevin Barhydt
How to Write Your Truth
WHOSE STORY ARE YOU? Are you the tale told to you by the person who belittled you? Are you the story of your accomplishments? Are you burdened by a version of yourself that was handed down, like a … [Read more...] about How to Write Your Truth
How to Find The Right Voice for Your Memoir, with Catherine Raven
CATHERINE RAVEN IS THE author of the brand new book, Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendship, just out from Spiegel & Grau. I've been waiting quite a while to speak with her after I heard about … [Read more...] about How to Find The Right Voice for Your Memoir, with Catherine Raven
On Writing Across Genres, and the World of Publishing, with Dori Jones Yang
DORI JONES YANG IS the author of eight books, including her most recent memoir, When The Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China's Reawakening, which documents her eight years as a Businessweek … [Read more...] about On Writing Across Genres, and the World of Publishing, with Dori Jones Yang
