YOUR FAMILY HAS ISSUES with what you are writing. Your sister said it never happened that way. Your college roommates don't remember anything from the incident. Oh no, oh no: There are two versions of … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Waiting for Someone to Die Before You Write Memoir?
Writing Lessons: What to Read To Learn to Write Memoir
WHAT TO ASK YOURSELF when learning to write memoir is not where to go get some writing prompts, where and how you’ll get an agent, or what you’ll wear on the Today Show. It’s not who to get to blurb … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: What to Read To Learn to Write Memoir
Writing Lessons: How to Get Some Distance from Yourself When Writing Memoir
HOW DO YOU DISTANCE YOURSELF when writing memoir? It’s a great question, and an even greater exercise when you sit down to write. When Scott Nadelson proposed it, I snapped it right up, particularly … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Get Some Distance from Yourself When Writing Memoir
Writing Lessons: How to Shape A Book? Begin With One Strong Image
YOU CAN HAVE all the training in the world, and yet you begin each day of writing with a feeling of starting from scratch. Sound familiar? It does to me, approaching the desk each day as I do with a … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Shape A Book? Begin With One Strong Image
Writing Lessons: How to Execute the Perfect Rewrite
How to execute the perfect rewrite. Ah, I love this topic. Oh wait: Did you think you were going to get it right the first time? Oh dear. Let me break this to you as gently as I know how: You’re not. … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Execute the Perfect Rewrite
Writing Lessons: How Vulnerable To Be When Writing Memoir
HOW VULNERABLE TO BE when writing memoir? Uh oh. Did you just scurry under the couch or pull your sweater over your head? Oh yeah, then this post is definitely for you, since vulnerability is an … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How Vulnerable To Be When Writing Memoir
