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
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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.
Five New Memoirs To Read
READING IS A TEAM SPORT, one that takes a village of people in which we pass, hand-to-hand or by word of mouth, the books we love. I had two books literally pressed into my hand this week, both gifts … [Read more...] about Five New Memoirs To Read
