ARE THERE SOME PHRASES that should never appear in print? Maybe, maybe not. After all, I’m all for place savers -- cliches, song lyrics, bumper sticker phrases -- in that infamous vomit draft I write … [Read more...] about The Two Words No Memoir Writer Should Ever Use
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The Top Phrase Writers Should Never Use
“IT’S FUNNY.” What would happen if we eliminated that phrase from our language – our dialogue, our thinking and, most important of all, our writing? It’s too easy to say that much as “like” and “you … [Read more...] about The Top Phrase Writers Should Never Use
Writing Lessons: Writing Memoir in The Present Tense
WRITING MEMOIR IN PRESENT TENSE suits grief in ways that the past tense simply cannot provide. Think about it for a moment and you may agree. Or better yet, read Amy Biancolli on writing her new book, … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Writing Memoir in The Present Tense
Writing to the Music of Your Life
I’VE TRIED MEDITATION, dosing myself with the prescription to apply it at the same time each day. And when I do, the silent, tunneling lack of thought sculpts my sharp edge into something I can use in … [Read more...] about Writing to the Music of Your Life
What to Read: New Memoir for Autumn
AUTUMN IS WHEN THE SERIOUS books are published, and as much as I love a good summer read, I look forward to fall with the hunger of someone who has been living on sandwiches and now really needs a … [Read more...] about What to Read: New Memoir for Autumn
Writing Lessons: Need Help With Your Memoir? Call The Midwife
A FEW WEEKS AGO I ran a piece about getting help from a sibling while writing memoir. But how about getting professional writing help? What does that look like, and how does that work? When I was … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Need Help With Your Memoir? Call The Midwife