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
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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?
How to Promote Online Writing? Like this.
WHEN A FRIEND PUBLISHES a book, you buy it and read it. It’s a simple rule, and one I am delighted to follow. You tell your friends about it. In short, you do what you can. How much is too much? Well, … [Read more...] about How to Promote Online Writing? Like this.
On Writing Memoir Fearlessly
THE BEST MEMOIRS are written without the fear of three things: The rules, books that have come before, or of fitting neatly into a certain sense of genre. And while this word “fearless,” much like the … [Read more...] about On Writing Memoir Fearlessly
Mother-Daughter Memoirs in the News
“COMPANION MEMOIRS” is a new phrase to me. I’ve read books about the same topic that were published by different people, of course, as well as varying accounts of the same incident. My sister and I … [Read more...] about Mother-Daughter Memoirs in the News