MY BEST FRIEND taught me a phrase about writing a first draft that I use every day. We’ve been friends now for, oh, thirty years. Since we were already hard-working writers when we met, and I use the … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: A First Draft. Retching and Moaning All the Way.
On a Diet? Your Memoir Needs One Too
WE'RE ON DIETS, my memoir work and I. It's tough. After all, knowing how to choose small topics to write about is hard work. What I always say to my online memoir writing students is that we're always … [Read more...] about On a Diet? Your Memoir Needs One Too
Writing Memoir: Learning Your Limits
WHO ARE YOU? If you are writing memoir, it’s important to know the answer to that question. Who is the narrator of your memoir? Memoir is about territory, and you have to walk its borders. What are … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: Learning Your Limits
Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 5: Use the Calendar
ESCHEW WRITING PROMPTS. Be hospitable. Ask Amy. Use the algorithm. Those are four of my five countdown-to-the-new-year memoir writing resolutions. And number five? Here’s a hint: We start a new one … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 5: Use the Calendar
Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 4: Use The Algorithm
ESCHEW WRITING PROMPTS. Be hospitable. Ask Amy. Those are the three previous new year resolutions I’ve asked you to make when learning to write memoir. And today? What could it possibly be today? … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 4: Use The Algorithm
Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 3: Ask Amy.
ONE OF MY early jobs at The New York Times was to write the weather “ear” for the front page, as well as the daily weather page, listing the exact highs and lows of the major cities of the world. … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 3: Ask Amy.
