Amy Solomon is the editor of the new book, Notes From the Bathroom Line: Humor, Art, and Low-grade Panic from 150 of the Funniest Women in Comedy, just out from Harper Collins. She's a producer on … [Read more...] about The Joy of Publishing Funny Women, with Amy Solomon
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How to Identify & Combat Your Writing Obstacles, With Bonnie Wright
EVERY WRITER HAS WRITING OBSTACLES. How to combat your writing obstacles is a skill every one of you must have on you, know how to use and use as needed. But first you must identify those writing … [Read more...] about How to Identify & Combat Your Writing Obstacles, With Bonnie Wright
How to Write a Family Memoir, with Terry Sue Harms
KNOWING HOW TO WRITE a family memoir includes knowing where and how to look for the details to deploy in the tale. In the case of Terry Sue Harms, author of the new book, The Strongbox: Searching for … [Read more...] about How to Write a Family Memoir, with Terry Sue Harms
Writing Lessons: How to Navigate Pushback from Your Antagonist(s)
WITH THIS BLOG POST, we continue the Writing Lessons series on The Memoir Project, in which well-published writers write from their area of expertise on one topic of memoir writing. In this post, … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Navigate Pushback from Your Antagonist(s)
Suzanne McConnell on How to Become a Writer
Suzanne McConnell was a student of Kurt Vonnegut's at the Iowa Writers' Workshop when Vonnegut was finishing his novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. They stayed friends for the rest of his life. She has … [Read more...] about Suzanne McConnell on How to Become a Writer
Writing Through the Darkness, with Devi Laskar
DEVI LASKAR knows about writing through the darkness. Not that long ago, the Georgia State Police mistakenly raided her home at gunpoint and, after a series of decisions that reveal what a writer can … [Read more...] about Writing Through the Darkness, with Devi Laskar
