NO MORE WRITING EXERCISES. I mean it. If you are going to learn to write memoir, you need to learn to write with intent. That's my phrase -- writing with intent -- and I'm sticking to it since I know … [Read more...] about How to Write Without Writing Prompts
The Memoir Project Blog
How to Interview Your Family When Writing Memoir
MEMOIR WRITERS ARE OFTEN surprised to learn that writing memoir is preceded by some reporting. But you have to know your story before you can write your story, after all, so it stands to reason that … [Read more...] about How to Interview Your Family When Writing Memoir
How to Write Memoir Using Lists
One of my favorite topics to discuss and teach is how to write memoir using lists. Whenever I suggest a list to one of my students or clients, it is inevitably met with skepticism. And yet lists … [Read more...] about How to Write Memoir Using Lists
How to Find Your Writer’s Voice, With Jeff Goins
TALKING ABOUT HOW TO find your writer's voice is a conversation that can get flimsy quickly. After all, one's real writing voice may elude you for years as you try on the aspects of other writers you … [Read more...] about How to Find Your Writer’s Voice, With Jeff Goins
How to Write Good Characterization in Memoir? Think Pooh
PEOPLE ARE ALL ABOUT telling you who you are. Well, kind of. These days, revelatory or confessional conversation is all the rage, of course, but much of it is peppered with shortcuts, with even the … [Read more...] about How to Write Good Characterization in Memoir? Think Pooh
How To Craft A Story, With Jack Hitt
AT THE HEART OF all good writing is learning how to craft a story. Note that word "learning," in the previous phrase. Writers learn every day -- or we should -- and despite the recent craze for the … [Read more...] about How To Craft A Story, With Jack Hitt
