WHO IS THE NARRATOR OF YOUR MEMOIR? It’s a question I write in the margin of every manuscript I edit, a question I ask in all of the memoir coaching I do, and a question I propose in every online … [Read more...] about Who is the Narrator of Your Memoir? That Depends on Your Perspective
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How To Write Less and Say More
HOW TO WRITE LESS and say more? Keeping things spare is a hard task, but one you must master in the process of learning to write well. This is a particularly heinous assignment when it comes to … [Read more...] about How To Write Less and Say More
How To Write Your Memoir: A 3-Step Guide
THERE ARE THREE MUST-HAVE COMPONENTS TO ANY PIECE OF MEMOIR, and knowing what they are will instantly allow you to get to work writing well. Master these, and you can have a writing life. It’s as … [Read more...] about How To Write Your Memoir: A 3-Step Guide
What to Read To Learn to Write Memoir
AS A MEMOIR COACH and online memoir teacher, I spend a lot of my time speaking to people about what they read. As a result, it seems to me that the question of what to read to learn to write memoir is … [Read more...] about What to Read To Learn to Write Memoir
How To Add Humor to a Sad Memoir
HOW TO ADD HUMOR to a sad memoir? And why? And where? These are the questions faced by every good writer whose efforts may seem easy when read, but who labored over lightening up some of life's … [Read more...] about How To Add Humor to a Sad Memoir
Writing Memoir vs. Writing “My Memoirs.” Which is it and Why?
WRITING MEMOIR IS NOT the same as writing "my memoirs," at least not if you are working with this memoir coach and writing teacher or, apparently, if you are being taught by Albert Flynn DeSilver. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir vs. Writing “My Memoirs.” Which is it and Why?