WRITING ABOUT FAMILY is by far one of the most vexing tasks facing every memoir writer. And when authors Barbara Hoffbeck Scoblic and Susan Rudnick approached me with a fine idea of a … [Read more...] about Writing About Family, a Guest Post
How Broad Should an Author Platform Be? With Joanna Penn
HOW BROAD SHOULD AN author platform be? In this multi-outlet age of social media, podcasts, live streaming, blogging and whatever is about to emerge, how many places do you need to show up to showcase … [Read more...] about How Broad Should an Author Platform Be? With Joanna Penn
How to Write a Memoir in a Graduation Speech
AS WRITERS, WE GET called on to do all manners of wild things. Some years ago, this included giving the cum laude gradation speed at my daughter's single-sex school. It seemed like a great challenge, … [Read more...] about How to Write a Memoir in a Graduation Speech
How to Turn a Passion Into a Writing Career, with Music Journalist Andy Aledort
Music Journalist Andy Aledort knows how to turn a passion into a writing career. Andy is the longtime senior editor and writer at Guitar Magazine, and is recognized worldwide both as a guitar … [Read more...] about How to Turn a Passion Into a Writing Career, with Music Journalist Andy Aledort
How to Write While Rusty: A Guide to Working Amid The Tumult and After a Pause
I WENT TO WRITE SOMETHING the other day and discovered I was – uh-oh! – rusty. Really rusty. I write all the time, and I have published four books, but these days I write mostly for this blog or for … [Read more...] about How to Write While Rusty: A Guide to Working Amid The Tumult and After a Pause
How to Write About Marriage? Learn How to Write the Personal Essay
I TEACH ONLINE MEMOIR CLASSES and work as a memoir coach and memoir editor, and in those roles I get a lot of requests for teaching how to write the personal essay. The essay is my favorite medium and … [Read more...] about How to Write About Marriage? Learn How to Write the Personal Essay
