HOW MANY PEOPLE do you think are in therapy because of you? Oh, I’m sorry. Did you just spit your tea right onto the computer screen? I know. I had a similar response when the question was posed to … [Read more...] about Three Hard Questions To Ask Before You Write Memoir
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How to Write About Your Relatives – Both Dead & Alive
SHE WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE in high school who said things like, “Well, I’m sure someone will dance with you if you wear that dress.” She ended the quote with the kind of broad smile that looked like … [Read more...] about How to Write About Your Relatives – Both Dead & Alive
What is “Essayistic Memoir” and Who Gets To Write it?
AS A MEMOIR COACH, I work with clients all over the world, teasing out their stories, reading whole manuscripts, restructuring works, performing content edits, serving as a writing coach, cajoling … [Read more...] about What is “Essayistic Memoir” and Who Gets To Write it?
My View: This Week’s Best Memoir News 8/22/16
THERE IS LOTS OF MEMOIR NEWS this week and, at least according to me, all of it is good. The New York Times has announced a new weekly column in the form of an essay on a topic that is long overdue … [Read more...] about My View: This Week’s Best Memoir News 8/22/16
Five Reasons For Writers to Read Book Reviews
"WHY SHOULD I READ BOOK REVIEWS?" A client asked me this recently. Let me count the reasons why writers should read book reviews, for there are many, starting with the simplest and most direct of them … [Read more...] about Five Reasons For Writers to Read Book Reviews
My View: This Week’s Best Memoir News 8/15/16
LIKE MANY OTHER PEOPLE I KNOW, I have spent much of this summer reading the 1,600 plus pages of Elena Ferrante’s four Neopolitan novels. And like all of those people, I have simultaneously watched the … [Read more...] about My View: This Week’s Best Memoir News 8/15/16
