June 26, 2015
TAKING ON THE TOPIC of blackout drinking would be brave for anyone, but I would argue that for a woman to do so is...
June 24, 2015
AS A MEMOIR COACH and writing teacher, I am accustomed to a great deal of pushback from writers about re-entering troubled times. “Why should...
June 8, 2015
WHEN A FRIEND PUBLISHES a book, you buy it and read it. It’s a simple rule, and one I am delighted to follow. You...
June 7, 2015
THE BEST MEMOIRS are written without the fear of three things: The rules, books that have come before, or of fitting neatly into a...
June 5, 2015
“COMPANION MEMOIRS” is a new phrase to me. I’ve read books about the same topic that were published by different people, of course, as...
June 3, 2015
PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM, simply put, is when you do stuff and write about it. I’ve done it, loved it, and am inclined toward any new...
June 1, 2015
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT to know the ending of your story when you begin? Can you know? Should you? It’s memoir, after all, and...
May 22, 2015
NINE NEW MEMOIRS. Just the phrase sends little shivers up my arms and into my head, and suddenly I see myself under a pile...
May 6, 2015
LAST NIGHT I WENT INTO BATTLE fully armed. I felt most comfortable gearing up because I was eating alone. Suiting up in front of...
April 29, 2015
AS A MEMOIR EDITOR and writing coach, I enjoy terrific moments witnessing writers getting what they want from their work. The best of my...
April 28, 2015
NOT ALL OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS ARE HUMAN. For me, friendship requires some degree of comfort and support, a whole lot of encouragement, and...
April 16, 2015
THE QUESTION WAS SIMPLE: What is the difference between what your piece of memoir is about and the plot of that memoir? The person...
