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?
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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
New Memoir: Participatory Journalism, Anyone?
PARTICIPATORY JOURNALISM, simply put, is when you do stuff and write about it. I’ve done it, loved it, and am inclined toward any new memoir that includes it. For me, it was a venture into the world … [Read more...] about New Memoir: Participatory Journalism, Anyone?
Should You Know the Ending Of Your Story When You Begin?
HOW IMPORTANT IS IT to know the ending of your story when you begin? Can you know? Should you? It’s memoir, after all, and your memoir, at that, but how much surprise should you expect? I love this … [Read more...] about Should You Know the Ending Of Your Story When You Begin?
