As a memoir coach, memoir teacher and memoir editor, I spend a great amount of time talking people out of writing mere genealogy. When new to memoir, most people confuse the genre with autobiography, … [Read more...] about How to Use Genealogy in Memoir
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Top Myths About Writing
MY FATHER WAS A sportswriter who agonized over every line he typed. He met my mother, who was also a journalist, because he was the slowest writer in the press box and was alone there when she … [Read more...] about Top Myths About Writing
How to Write Memoir From the Middle of the Mess with Michele Cushatt
AS AN EXPERIENCED communicator, Michele Cushatt speaks internationally to a wide variety of audiences and has published three previous books, including Undone, I Am. Her fourth book, A Faith That Will … [Read more...] about How to Write Memoir From the Middle of the Mess with Michele Cushatt
How to Start a Memoir
If, like me, you have a place in your house that looks like the photo above, you also have the perfect metaphor for how to start a memoir. From my years as a memoir coach, memoir editor and memoir … [Read more...] about How to Start a Memoir
Writing From a Place of Helping Others with Dave Pelzer
DAVE PELZER IS A bestselling author of many books, the first of which is the groundbreaking memoir about childhood abuse, A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive. He is an … [Read more...] about Writing From a Place of Helping Others with Dave Pelzer
Why Write Memoir Under a Pseudonym, with Lamya H
THE MEMOIR BY LAMYA H was one of the most anticipated books of the year. She is a queer Muslim writer and organizer living in New York City whose essays and book reviews have been widely shared, and … [Read more...] about Why Write Memoir Under a Pseudonym, with Lamya H
