HOW TO CHOOSE a memoir topic? It's one of the toughest aspects of writing memoir. What to write about? Where to get memoir ideas? As a memoir coach and writing teacher, I have lots of examples in how … [Read more...] about How to Choose a Memoir Topic
The Memoir Project Blog
How to Use Family Letters to Write Memoir, with author Julie Kabat
Today, my guest is artist, teacher, composer, performer, singer, storyteller, and now author, Julie Kabat, whose first book is Love Letter from Pig, My Brother's Story of Freedom Summer, just out from … [Read more...] about How to Use Family Letters to Write Memoir, with author Julie Kabat
There is No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
WRITER’S BLOCK? NONSENSE. There is no such thing as writer’s block. Nope. Despite the fact that writing books are chock full of time-wasting exercises with all manners and ways to get you to emerge … [Read more...] about There is No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
How to Ask and Answer a Big Life Question in Memoir
AMY WILSON IS THE author of the memoir, When Did I Get Like This? The Screamer, The Warrior, The Dinosaur Chicken Nugget Buyer, and Other Mothers I Swore I'd Never Be, as well as the co-host of the … [Read more...] about How to Ask and Answer a Big Life Question in Memoir
Ask Yourself: “What is This About?”
WHAT MAKES GOOD MEMOIR? I get this question all the time when I teach, including in a recent class, and it reminded me that it’s time to limn that line here between what is merely some great scene … [Read more...] about Ask Yourself: “What is This About?”
Got the Music in You? Use it
"GO ASK ALICE." That single lyric sent me down and through the rabbit hole the other day as I was cruising around in my car and the sound system provided a magic carpet ride back to the days when I … [Read more...] about Got the Music in You? Use it
