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
Writing Memoir? Say it With Words
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
