This week in memoir brought us the good, the bad, and some ugly news about our favorite genre. I don't know about you, but after reading the tidbit I have listed first, you might have to go lie down. … [Read more...] about My View: The Week’s Best Memoir News 4/8/16
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Writing Lessons: Writing for Ten Minutes
I ALWAYS THINK I've heard it all when it comes to writing productivity and tricking yourself, bargaining oneself, bribing oneself into it. And then I met Marita Golden, author of more than a dozen … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Writing for Ten Minutes
My View: The Week’s Best Memoir News 4/1/16
I LEARN AS I READ as much as I learn as I write. Here is memoir news that taught me a thing or two this week. See what it does for you. A beloved actor’s co-writer on what he learned writing with … [Read more...] about My View: The Week’s Best Memoir News 4/1/16
My View: The Week’s Best Memoir News 3/25/16
Looking Out Over This Week's Memoir News (The fourth week of March, 2016) IN MY VIEW, this week's best memoir writing is a sublime mix of diverse voices. See if you agree. One funny man has just … [Read more...] about My View: The Week’s Best Memoir News 3/25/16
Writing Lessons: Writing About the Dead
WRITING ABOUT THE DEAD presents memoirists with a special set of problems, as well as remarkable freedom, and each writer will wrestle and debate with the ups and downs of the assignment in his or her … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Writing About the Dead
My View: The Week’s Best Memoir News 3/18/16
Looking Out Over This Week's Memoir News (The third week of March, 2016) There is a lot of be happy about this week in the world of memoir. Lee Smith has a new book Bustle has a new … [Read more...] about My View: The Week’s Best Memoir News 3/18/16