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
The Memoir Project Blog
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
Recommended Memoirs: Molly Wizenberg’s Delancey
WHEN MOLLY WIZENBERG SPEAKS, I listen. And why not? An author of a best-selling memoir, a first-rate blogger and the author of a brand new memoir, she is also a redhead. So, I'm a fan and I am … [Read more...] about Recommended Memoirs: Molly Wizenberg’s Delancey
Writing From the Heart
WRITING FROM THE HEART is one of those phrases that people use and use again and, it seems to me, rarely stop to think about. It’s what I call a shingle phrase. You know, as in a roof shingle? It … [Read more...] about Writing From the Heart
