MARY KARR’S NEW BOOK, The Art of Memoir, came in the mail from her publisher with a lovely letter asking me to read it. Oooh, I thought, now this is a job perk. A free book. Nice. And then I began … [Read more...] about New Memoir to Read: Mary Karr
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Writing Lessons: Writing About Friends
WHEN I HEARD that Mardi Jo Link had another memoir out I was overjoyed. After all, her most recent book, Bootstrapper, From Broke to Badass on a Northern Michigan Farm was as much fun to read as the … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Writing About Friends
New Memoir for A Summer Read
THERE IS SO MUCH NEW MEMOIR, and so much of it is good, that I cannot stop myself from grinning from earring to earring. This is fine news, folks, since it indicates that the genre is alive and well, … [Read more...] about New Memoir for A Summer Read
Writing Lessons: The Joy of Finding the Funny in Memoir
FEW, IF ANY, THINGS MAKE ME HAPPIER than a successful memoir written by someone I like and admire. Perhaps the only thing that comes to mind is if the book is gorgeous, as well. That being the … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: The Joy of Finding the Funny in Memoir
New Memoir: Women and Drinking, An Update
TAKING ON THE TOPIC of blackout drinking would be brave for anyone, but I would argue that for a woman to do so is a special kind of brave, particularly if she plans to be honest, as well as to do … [Read more...] about New Memoir: Women and Drinking, An Update
Writing Through Sadness. A Fix or a Failure?
AS A MEMOIR COACH and writing teacher, I am accustomed to a great deal of pushback from writers about re-entering troubled times. “Why should I go back there?” someone will ask, particularly after a … [Read more...] about Writing Through Sadness. A Fix or a Failure?
