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
The Memoir Project Blog
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
How To Master Memoir Writing. Consider a Low-Residency MFA
IS GETTING AN MFA in Creative Writing a dream of yours? Did you know that it can more easily be fulfilled at a low-residency program, where on-campus time can be as little as a few days in each … [Read more...] about How To Master Memoir Writing. Consider a Low-Residency MFA
Embracing the Therapy of Memoir Writing
MEMOIR WRITING IS THERAPEUTIC. Or so I’ve been told at least once in every one of the hundreds of memoir writing classes I’ve taught. And I agree. Most of the time I draw the line at it being therapy, … [Read more...] about Embracing the Therapy of Memoir Writing
Writing Lessons: Getting Help Writing Memoir
GETTING HELP WRITING MEMOIR can be as simple or as complicated as you want to make it. So why not make it simple? Help is sometimes as close as a sibling who offers to read your work. That is what … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Getting Help Writing Memoir
