HOW TO CHOOSE THE RIGHT DETAILS when writing memoir is one of the more perplexing issues facing any of us, and we face it every single time we sit down to write. It’s a question I get in every memoir … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Access the Details for Writing Memoir
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The New Memoir Project Blog
WELCOME TO THE NEW MEMOIR PROJECT BLOG. Let me show you around. You’ve been asking, and I’ve been listening to what you want to find here. My goal is to provide the best online advice on how to write … [Read more...] about The New Memoir Project Blog
Writing Lessons: How To Be Entertaining When Writing Memoir
WHENEVER I GIVE A TALK about how to write memoir, I always leave the E word for last. In fact, it is literally the last line on the index card I take with me to any talk on memoir, and the only full … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How To Be Entertaining When Writing Memoir
Writing Lessons: The Most Frequently Asked Writing Questions
THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED WRITING QUESTIONS have to do with process. “How do you do it?” People ask this more than anything else, and when they do, tucked into that inquiry is the hour-to-hour, at the … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: The Most Frequently Asked Writing Questions
Writing Lessons: Waiting for Someone to Die Before You Write Memoir?
YOUR FAMILY HAS ISSUES with what you are writing. Your sister said it never happened that way. Your college roommates don't remember anything from the incident. Oh no, oh no: There are two versions of … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Waiting for Someone to Die Before You Write Memoir?
What Are The Best Memoirs of 2013? Got Them Right Here
LIBRARY JOURNAL HAS just listed the best memoirs of 2013. I say hurrah and yippee, since not only do I love any good promo of great memoir, but also because the writers of several of these books have … [Read more...] about What Are The Best Memoirs of 2013? Got Them Right Here