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
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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?
Writing Lessons: How to Cover Time When Writing Memoir
MUST MEMOIR BE CHRONOLOGICAL? In a word, no. How is your story best told? How can the reader best absorb it? These are the questions to begin to ask yourself as you face the writing dilemma of how to … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Cover Time When Writing Memoir
