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?
The Memoir Project Blog
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
Writing Lessons: What to Read To Learn to Write Memoir
WHAT TO ASK YOURSELF when learning to write memoir is not where to go get some writing prompts, where and how you’ll get an agent, or what you’ll wear on the Today Show. It’s not who to get to blurb … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: What to Read To Learn to Write Memoir
Writing Lessons: How to Get Some Distance from Yourself When Writing Memoir
HOW DO YOU DISTANCE YOURSELF when writing memoir? It’s a great question, and an even greater exercise when you sit down to write. When Scott Nadelson proposed it, I snapped it right up, particularly … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Get Some Distance from Yourself When Writing Memoir
Recommended Reading: Accidental Assassin by Maurice Carroll
YOU KNOW THIS PICTURE. You’ve seen it a lot this week, and countless times before that and if, like me, you saw this image live, on television, after being kept home from school during that dreadful … [Read more...] about Recommended Reading: Accidental Assassin by Maurice Carroll
Writing Lessons: How to Shape A Book? Begin With One Strong Image
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
