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
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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
Writing Lessons: Why Write An Introduction?
IT’S POSSIBLE THAT the single most popular questions I get in my manuscript services practice are why and when to write an introduction. People frequently send me their intros again and again as they … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Why Write An Introduction?
Writing Lessons: Some Tips on Writing Good Transitions
WHEN AMY DAWS wrote to me about her recently published memoir, I asked her about her writing challenges in the project, which led us to a discussion about writing good transitions. Ah, transitions. … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Some Tips on Writing Good Transitions
Twenty Top Tips For Writing Memoir
IT’S THE BIRTHDAY of the Writing Lessons column. It's been a year, and in that time some of the greatest current memoir writers have taken their time to teach you how to write memoir. To celebrate the … [Read more...] about Twenty Top Tips For Writing Memoir
Writing Lessons: Are There Rules for Writing Memoir?
ARE THERE RULES FOR WRITING MEMOIR? For instance, can your story be enlarged by the story of someone else whose life parallels or informs your own? When Maria Mutch proposed this question as a Writing … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Are There Rules for Writing Memoir?
