THERE I WAS, TAKING off the summer. Or so I thought. I made the plans, I put up the notices, I told my clients and continued only one of my online memoir classes. This was to last for July and August, … [Read more...] about Are Those Memoir Writing Metaphors Everywhere, Or Am I Just Plain Nuts?
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How to Use Backstory When Writing Memoir
I SPEND A LOT of time speaking to writers about how to use backstory when writing memoir. How much of the background needs to be written into a tale? When should it be told? And what is the difference … [Read more...] about How to Use Backstory When Writing Memoir
How to Use Brain Science to Hook Readers, With Lisa Cron
What's science got to do with this thing we call writing? Well, knowing how the brain works when we write will improve your writing life. Why? Because according to our guest, you can learn how to use … [Read more...] about How to Use Brain Science to Hook Readers, With Lisa Cron
How To Get Your First Book Published with Zöe François
Author Zoë François has 800,000 copies of her books in print. And she is here to tell us a remarkable tale that will inform you about how to get your first book published. Her whole success began when … [Read more...] about How To Get Your First Book Published with Zöe François
How to Tell the Truth While Writing Memoir, With Boris Fishman
As a memoir coach and writing teacher, I hear all the time from people who have what they refer to as complicated family stories. How do you tell your family tale, they wonder, when within it are many … [Read more...] about How to Tell the Truth While Writing Memoir, With Boris Fishman
Is This a Novel or a Memoir? Making the Choice, With Sloane Tanen
Today on QWERTY podcast we're talking to the creator of the best-selling book, Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same, which is how you might know Sloane Tanen, but you should know her from her new novel … [Read more...] about Is This a Novel or a Memoir? Making the Choice, With Sloane Tanen
