Of all the topics that haunt memoir writers, writing about our mothers is on the top of the list. Holy, wholly hard, a holy terror and everything in between, our family of origin is as elusive as it … [Read more...] about Writing About Our Mothers, With Elissa Altman
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How To Publish a New York Times Essay, With Corvette Hunt
I have been reading Corvette Hunt for awhile. Corvette has been a contributor to Huffington Post, as well as to The New York Times, but it was a piece that ran in The Times on June one of this … [Read more...] about How To Publish a New York Times Essay, With Corvette Hunt
How to Keep Up Your Writing Stamina, With James Barron
James Barron knows about writing stamina. He has been reporting for The New York Times for forty years and has authored two books. In all, he never stops writing. And he is here on QWERTY to talk … [Read more...] about How to Keep Up Your Writing Stamina, With James Barron
How to Report On Our Lives, With Marion Roach Smith and David Leite
HOW TO REPORT ON OUR LIVES is a major theme for all memoir writers. Read along as you listen to this episode of QWERTY, my podcast with co-host David Leite. You can subscribe to all future editions on … [Read more...] about How to Report On Our Lives, With Marion Roach Smith and David Leite
What is Holding You Back as a Writer? Clue: Its Not Clutter
Clutter is not what is holding you back as a writer. Neither is it your mother, your father/the nuns/the second-grade teacher who told you writing has no value. Your job is not holding you back, nor … [Read more...] about What is Holding You Back as a Writer? Clue: Its Not Clutter
How to Write About Healing, With Marcia Butler
Marcia Butler knows how to write about healing. She has done so brilliantly in her highly-acclaimed memoir, The Skin Above My Knee. And now she is on the QWERTY podcast talking to us about that and … [Read more...] about How to Write About Healing, With Marcia Butler
