ELLEN ABRAMS' work as a playwright came later in her career. I've seen and heard her wonderful -- and frequently hilarious -- work, and invited her to talk with me about many things, not the least of … [Read more...] about How to Begin a Writing Career at Any Stage of Life, with Playwright Ellen Abrams
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How to Write a Difficult Family Memoir, with Rachel Michelberg
RACHEL MICHELBERG IS YOU. She is a person with a story, one that she never thought she would write -- that is, until she did. It took years. It took courage. It was written under the pressure of what … [Read more...] about How to Write a Difficult Family Memoir, with Rachel Michelberg
How to Sustain the Writing Life, with Travis Andrews
TRAVIS ANDREWS IS A staff writer for The Washington Post Style section, where he works on the pop culture team and covers music, movies, television, comedy and celebrity culture, and he is the … [Read more...] about How to Sustain the Writing Life, with Travis Andrews
On the Power of Writing, With Allison Fallon
ALLISON FALLON KNOWS ABOUT the power of writing it down. She is the author of 13 books to date, the latest of which is The Power of Writing It Down: A Simple Habit to Unlock Your Brain and … [Read more...] about On the Power of Writing, With Allison Fallon
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
The First Step in Telling a Story
COVID HAS US ALL STREAMING, WATCHING and re-watching our favorite shows. In that rewatching you have a marvelous opportunity to learn huge lessons about writing memoir. How? Because you probably … [Read more...] about The First Step in Telling a Story
