WRITING ABOUT THE TOUGHEST stuff of life will include the kind of struggle you need to prepare for. Simple as that. You will change your mind, your methods, your voice, your approach, perhaps your … [Read more...] about How to Write The Truth About Tough Times
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The Two Words No Memoir Writer Should Ever Use
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
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
