DOES YOUR MEMOIR ASK A QUESTION, or do you need to create one? Although I’ve been teaching memoir for more than a quarter-century, as well as working as a memoir coach, I recently had a new insight … [Read more...] about All Memoir Writing Asks a Question. What’s Yours?
How to Write Memoir About the Books You Love
FARAH JASMINE GRIFFIN is a writer and educator. She was the inaugural chair of the African American and African Diaspora Studies department at Columbia University, where she is the William B. Ransford … [Read more...] about How to Write Memoir About the Books You Love
How to Write Descriptions That Paint a Vivid Picture For Your Reader
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
