WHENEVER PEOPLE ASK me about writing, there is always a process question included, as in, “How do you actually do it?” By this, we're talking about writing routines, and the questions can vary as to … [Read more...] about Do Your Writing Routines Suffer from a Lack of Cardiofitness?
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Writing Lessons: Fictionalizing Memoir Writing, With David Harris-Gershon
CAN YOU – MAY YOU – FICTIONALIZE all or parts of your memoir writing? Such a good question, and one I turn over this week to the talented hands of David Harris-Gershon, author of the brand new, … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Fictionalizing Memoir Writing, With David Harris-Gershon
Writing Lessons: Reporting From a Subculture, with Shirley Hershey Showalter
HOW TO WRITE MEMOIR when your story involves a subculture that few people have ever witnessed? When Shirley Showalter proposed that to me as her topic for her Writing Lessons post, I knew we had hit … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Reporting From a Subculture, with Shirley Hershey Showalter
Defending Humanities: Say It With Words
DEFENDING THE HUMANITIES is difficult. Not because they are not worthy of every single line of defense we can bring to the job – they are – but because of the effort it takes simply to define them, … [Read more...] about Defending Humanities: Say It With Words
Not In a Memoir Class? Here Are 5 Key Writing Tips You’d Learn Tonight in Mine
WHENEVER MY ONLINE MEMOIR CLASSES are about to start up again after a break, I get very happy. I love the anticipation, knowing I’ll meet new people, reconnect with friends, and generally get the crap … [Read more...] about Not In a Memoir Class? Here Are 5 Key Writing Tips You’d Learn Tonight in Mine
Writing Lessons: Recalling Details When Writing Memoir, with Lila Q. Weaver
Having always wanted to feature a graphic memoir here on Writing Lessons, I knew I had the right writer when I read a review of Lila Quintero Weaver’s astonishing book, Darkroom, A Memoir in Black … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Recalling Details When Writing Memoir, with Lila Q. Weaver
