YOU CAN HAVE all the training in the world, and yet you begin each day of writing with a feeling of starting from scratch. Sound familiar? It does to me, approaching the desk each day as I do with a … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Shape A Book? Begin With One Strong Image
The Memoir Project Blog
Do You Lie or Do You Fictionalize When Writing Memoir?
HE HAD TO LIE to make his father human. Now he tells us. And it’s wow heard ‘round the world, since the writer who is speaking those words is the great Pat Conroy. It’s an issue you’ve faced, as well, … [Read more...] about Do You Lie or Do You Fictionalize When Writing Memoir?
Writing Lessons: How to Execute the Perfect Rewrite
How to execute the perfect rewrite. Ah, I love this topic. Oh wait: Did you think you were going to get it right the first time? Oh dear. Let me break this to you as gently as I know how: You’re not. … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Execute the Perfect Rewrite
How to Write Memoir? It’s Simple. Just Read Roger Rosenblatt
YOUR MEMOIR IS NOT ABOUT YOU. So stay out of it,” and with those eleven words, the great Roger Rosenblatt became my absolute favorite teacher of how to write memoir. It’s not merely that I agree with … [Read more...] about How to Write Memoir? It’s Simple. Just Read Roger Rosenblatt
Writing Lessons: How Vulnerable To Be When Writing Memoir
HOW VULNERABLE TO BE when writing memoir? Uh oh. Did you just scurry under the couch or pull your sweater over your head? Oh yeah, then this post is definitely for you, since vulnerability is an … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How Vulnerable To Be When Writing Memoir
Writing Lessons: The Role of Memory in Writing What You Know
THE ROLE OF MEMORY in writing is simply one of the most compelling topics there is for memoirists. And then there is the topic of marriage, by far one of the top subjects I read about in my classes. … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: The Role of Memory in Writing What You Know
