HOW TO WRITE ABOUT YOUR KIDS is a classic dilemma for many memoir writers. It’s one of the questions I get asked all the time in my classes and personal memoir coaching. And since I have a kid, and … [Read more...] about How To Write About Your Kids Without Making Them Crazy(er)
Writing Memoir: When Imaginary Friends Come to Dinner
PASSOVER IS HERE, and we look forward to our yearly Seder, blended as we will be into another family’s gracious celebration. It’s easier these days since there are only three of us to accommodate at … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: When Imaginary Friends Come to Dinner
Parenting Memoir: Birthday Party Hell
My dictionary defines hell as "any place or state of torment or misery." Well, then, I've been to hell on earth and it's other people's children's birthday parties. … [Read more...] about Parenting Memoir: Birthday Party Hell
Parenting Memoir: Were There Saturdays Before Children?
NO DOUBT ABOUT IT: Good parenting requires a healthy respect for forgetfulness and a working knowledge of when to use it. Women who give birth claim that after delivery they forget all about the pain. … [Read more...] about Parenting Memoir: Were There Saturdays Before Children?
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
Writing Parenting Memoir? Get With the Humilty — and Humor
LIFE’S BIG REALIZATIONS happen in life’s small moments. And it is here that parenting memoir is born. I’ve said it before, I’m saying it again, in all, I say it a lot. Here’s the proof: My daughter … [Read more...] about Writing Parenting Memoir? Get With the Humilty — and Humor
