MY FATHER WAS A sportswriter who agonized over every line he typed. He met my mother, who was also a journalist, because he was the slowest writer in the press box and was alone there when she … [Read more...] about Top Myths About Writing
The Memoir Project Blog
Creative Inspiration: In Memoir, it’s DIY
WHAT INSPIRES YOU? What are you reading? What are you listening to? When writing memoir, are you aware just how positive an influence media can be? If not, you are missing one of the great helpers for … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: In Memoir, it’s DIY
How to Plan, Write and Publish a Nonfiction Book
LIZ MORROW IS A ghostwriter and collaborator for thought leaders and industry experts. With Ariel Curry, she runs Hungry Authors, which coaches authors to publish their books, and together, they … [Read more...] about How to Plan, Write and Publish a Nonfiction Book
How to Start a Memoir? Like This
IF, LIKE ME, YOU have a place in your house that looks like the photo above, you also have the perfect metaphor for how to start a memoir. From my years as a memoir coach, memoir editor and memoir … [Read more...] about How to Start a Memoir? Like This
Struggling With Characterization? Think Gifts
HOW TO WRITE characterization in memoir? It's an essential skill, and one you must master. Characterization informs us on who the people are in your story, what they are doing there and what impact … [Read more...] about Struggling With Characterization? Think Gifts
On the Intimacy of the Graphic Memoir, with Teresa Wong
TERESA WONG IS A comics artist and writer. She's the author of the 2019 graphic memoir, Dear Scarlet, The Story of My Postpartum Depression, a finalist for the City of Calgary W. O. Mitchell Book … [Read more...] about On the Intimacy of the Graphic Memoir, with Teresa Wong
