WHEN NEW YORK SENATOR KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND decided to write a memoir, she apparently knew a solid thing or two about the genre. She knew that memoir was not about me – or, in this case, her – that it … [Read more...] about What to Read: A New Memoir from Senator Kirsten Gillibrand
The Memoir Project Blog
Writing Lessons: How to Write Someone Else’s Story
WRITING SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY is always a difficult assignment. How, for instance, do you achieve the voice of the other, and how much of your own can seep in? These were some of the questions put … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Write Someone Else’s Story
Writing Lessons: Can Memoir Be Poetry? Of course
CAN MEMOIR BE POETRY? I get this question all the time. Of course it can. In fact, you can write memoir, poetry, memoir screenplays, plays, lists, essays and book-length pieces. Memoir is a genre that … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Can Memoir Be Poetry? Of course
Announcing New Online Memoir Classes
NEED A MEMOIR CLASS? I’ve got them right here. Well, actually, I’ve got lots of new online memoir classes posted, so let’s get you started. … [Read more...] about Announcing New Online Memoir Classes
Getting Inspired to Write Memoir
GETTING INSPIRED TO WRITE memoir is easier for some than for others. My job is to make is easy for all, and I try to do this by providing provocative content on my website, through my own writing, and … [Read more...] about Getting Inspired to Write Memoir
Writing Lessons: Writing Your Truth
WRITING YOUR TRUTH is one of those phrases that makes for good conversation, a fine search term on Google, and a much-overused topic for workshops. And that’s about where the fun begins and ends since … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Writing Your Truth
