QUANTITATIVE EASING. FISCAL CLIFF. Scope creep. These are the words we are using going into the new year. I’ve heard them all recently on the news. The lingo du jour, they are the words of the … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Say it With Words
Wrestling With Finding a Memoir Topic? Here’s Some Help
MANY OF MY STUDENTS wrestle with the “what to write” question. They struggle when trying to find a memoir topic. It's a nearly hand-to-hand combat with which I have great familiarity. As a young New … [Read more...] about Wrestling With Finding a Memoir Topic? Here’s Some Help
More Memoir Project? You Asked for it, You’ve Got it
ON THE FACEBOOK page called The Memoir Project, I gather and post those news items that make our work easier. In the last week alone, I’ve posted an interview with one of America’s great writers, some … [Read more...] about More Memoir Project? You Asked for it, You’ve Got it
How To Write Memoir In Five Weeks? Make Resolutions
A NEW MEMOIR CLASS began recently. A five-weeker, right from the start its length presented a challenge to how I teach how to write memoir. Most of my weekly classes run longer, sometimes as long as … [Read more...] about How To Write Memoir In Five Weeks? Make Resolutions
The Memoir Project: Let’s Get Yours Going
THE WEDNESDAY NIGHT CLASS is up and writing, reading and critiquing again, and as a result, I feel like all is well with the world. Strange, I know, since much is not at all well with the world, but … [Read more...] about The Memoir Project: Let’s Get Yours Going
Got Five Minutes? You’ve Got Memoir
JUST FIVE MINUTES. That was the assignment I gave myself today. Five minutes, tops, to scan the paper for something that would help you write one short piece of memoir. Why five? It’s all I needed. … [Read more...] about Got Five Minutes? You’ve Got Memoir
