May 6, 2025
I TELL STORIES. That would be my sister’s version of our tale, the suggestion being that she writes the truth. For me, even that...
April 28, 2025
SOMETIMES I CAN BE SUBTLE. And while no particular incident of that comes to mind right now, I maintain that I can be. Sometimes....
March 12, 2025
USE THE CALENDAR. It’s the best way I know to choose memoir topics and get memoir ideas. This is advice I give all the...
March 1, 2025
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?...
February 11, 2025
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...
February 3, 2025
WHAT MAKES GOOD MEMOIR? I get this question all the time when I teach, including in a recent class, and it reminded me that...
January 28, 2025
“GO ASK ALICE.” That single lyric sent me down and through the rabbit hole the other day as I was cruising around in my...
January 19, 2025
WHOSE STORY ARE YOU? Are you the tale told to you by the person who belittled you? Are you the story of your accomplishments?...
January 15, 2025
WRITE IT DOWN. I tell this to my memoir students all the time. Carry a notebook, index cards, write on your hands if you...
January 6, 2025
MY FATHER WAS A sportswriter who agonized over every line he typed. He met my mother, who was also a journalist, because he was...
January 1, 2025
WHAT INSPIRES YOU? What are you reading? What are you listening to? When writing memoir, are you aware just how positive an influence media...
December 26, 2024
IF, LIKE ME, YOU have a place in your house that looks like the photo above, you also have the perfect metaphor for how...
