FOR MY DOG, IT is the sight of the cooler that gets him going. For some of you, it might be the sound of a much-feared relative’s voice. For others, perhaps, a mere memory can set in motion a … [Read more...] about Writing Motivation: Workarounds for Those Emotional Triggers
Writing Lessons: What to Include in Your Memoir
WHAT TO INCLUDE IN your memoir? What gets left in? What needs to be edited out? How in the world is a writer to decide? When newly-published author, Sharon Dukett, approached … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: What to Include in Your Memoir
Writing About Family, a Guest Post
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