USE THE CALENDAR. It's the best way I know to choose memoir topics and get memoir ideas. This is advice I give all the time in my online memoir classes, and I'm reminded of that advice every time a … [Read more...] about Need a Memoir Topic? Use the Calendar
How to Choose a Memoir Topic
HOW TO CHOOSE a memoir topic? It's one of the toughest aspects of writing memoir. What to write about? Where to get memoir ideas? As a memoir coach and writing teacher, I have lots of examples in how … [Read more...] about How to Choose a Memoir Topic
Struggling With Characterization? Think Gifts
HOW TO WRITE characterization in memoir? It's an essential skill, and one you must master. Characterization informs us on who the people are in your story, what they are doing there and what impact … [Read more...] about Struggling With Characterization? Think Gifts
How to Write From the Small Moments of Life
THERE ARE MANY over-used and under-explained phrases in writing instruction. We tell writers to "show, not tell." We tell them to "write what you know," and we tell them that they need to know how to … [Read more...] about How to Write From the Small Moments of Life
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
How To Write About Loved Ones? Think Inheritance
GET A LOT OF questions about how to write about loved ones, and almost always my answer includes something about inheritances, the weirder the better. Let me give you an example. … [Read more...] about How To Write About Loved Ones? Think Inheritance
