I HEAR A LOT OF EXCUSES. And I should. I am a writing coach and a memoir editor – not to mention a mother and wife, occupations that also come with fielding heaps of explanations – but it’s in those … [Read more...] about Five Things You Don’t Have To Do To Write
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A Thanksgiving Personal Essay
I TEACH MEMOIR, a job that includes teaching others how to write a personal essay. I've written them for NPR's All Things Considered, among other places. Here is one of those. Read it, and then ask me … [Read more...] about A Thanksgiving Personal Essay
What is The Number One Thing You Need To Write Memoir?
THE NUMBER ONE THING YOU NEED TO WRITE MEMOIR is not a good memory. Nope, it’s not. It’s not a full understanding of your family’s genealogy, nor is it having even a passing interest in who begat … [Read more...] about What is The Number One Thing You Need To Write Memoir?
What Is A Memoir? Does it Matter? It Does, to Author Maggie Nelson
MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME a book I do not understand. It’s a wonderful feeling. Settling into bed last night, my first night with it, I was thrown out from under my comforter and tossed into a place of … [Read more...] about What Is A Memoir? Does it Matter? It Does, to Author Maggie Nelson
Writing From Adversity? How to Make it a Sweet Experience.
I LOVE PODCASTS, and particularly love being part of one. But few things are more of a delight than being interviewed on a really good one that I already subscribe to. That is a blast, and is the case … [Read more...] about Writing From Adversity? How to Make it a Sweet Experience.
The Four Writing Podcasts Your Memoir Coach Listens To. Listen Up.
AS A MEMOIR COACH, I hear and read lots of stories and, as a result, I love to listen. I do it all day for storytellers as part of my job. I do it for my family, to the dog (of course) and to my … [Read more...] about The Four Writing Podcasts Your Memoir Coach Listens To. Listen Up.
