CATHERINE RAVEN IS THE author of the brand new book, Fox & I: An Uncommon Friendship, just out from Spiegel & Grau. I've been waiting quite a while to speak with her after I heard about … [Read more...] about How to Find The Right Voice for Your Memoir, with Catherine Raven
On Writing Across Genres, and the World of Publishing, with Dori Jones Yang
DORI JONES YANG IS the author of eight books, including her most recent memoir, When The Red Gates Opened: A Memoir of China's Reawakening, which documents her eight years as a Businessweek … [Read more...] about On Writing Across Genres, and the World of Publishing, with Dori Jones Yang
How to Curate Your Own Life, with Monica Wesolowska
MONICA WESOLOWSKA KNOWS SOMETHING we all need to learn and she is here to tell us all about it. It is how to curate your own life, and if there is a greater skill needed by all memoir writers, I … [Read more...] about How to Curate Your Own Life, with Monica Wesolowska
How to Write From Life in Real Time, With Bob Cowser
Writer Bob Cowser knows how to write from life in real time. He knows when to take notes and when to just listen closely. And he knows how to do the research on the tough topics of life. His … [Read more...] about How to Write From Life in Real Time, With Bob Cowser
Writing Lessons: Getting Published in an Anthology
GETTING PUBLISHED IN AN ANTHOLOGY is something I regularly recommend as a goal to my memoir coaching clients. It’s a joy to see your piece of memoir included in a book, of course, but the … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Getting Published in an Anthology
What is Memoir? It’s a Three-Legged Stool That Holds Up Your Story.
WHAT IS A MEMOIR? I think of memoir as three-legged stool, designed specifically to hold up your story. In other words, it has requirements – four, to be precise: your story and three others – and … [Read more...] about What is Memoir? It’s a Three-Legged Stool That Holds Up Your Story.