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
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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
How to Write in the Epistolary Form, with Author Anita Felicelli
ANITA FELICELLI'S SHORT STORIES have appeared in the Massachusetts Review, Midnight Breakfast, Air/Light, The Normal School, and elsewhere. She's contributed essays and criticism to The Washington … [Read more...] about How to Write in the Epistolary Form, with Author Anita Felicelli
How to Write Your Truth
WHOSE STORY ARE YOU? Are you the tale told to you by the person who belittled you? Are you the story of your accomplishments? Are you burdened by a version of yourself that was handed down, like a … [Read more...] about How to Write Your Truth
Write it Up to Write it Down
WRITE IT DOWN. I tell this to my memoir students all the time. Carry a notebook, index cards, write on your hands if you must, but write it down. Here's the best writing advice you can get: Keep a … [Read more...] about Write it Up to Write it Down
