I TRY TO LEARN SOMETHING NEW every day. It's not a new idea, I know, nor is it unique to me. It's an adage I see on t-shirts, hear from others and read pretty much everywhere. In this case, at least, … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: Using Reference Books When Writing Memoir
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Recommended Reading: Cookbooks with a Side Order of Memoir
A SIDE ORDER OF DISH is my favorite single ingredient in any cookbook. I mean I love it when people cook and tell. And therefore, I love memoir cookbooks. Don’t you? … [Read more...] about Recommended Reading: Cookbooks with a Side Order of Memoir
Creative Inspiration: Using an Almanac.
DURING THIS WEEK in 1610, Galileo began what is probably the most significant contribution he made to science. He began observing the moons of Jupiter through a homemade telescope, originally thinking … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: Using an Almanac.
Creative Inspiration: Using Reliable Sources.
IN JANUARY I PINE for a good old blizzard. Why? Because I love them and the snow shoeing that follows. But all that longing got me wondering when is it, in fact, a blizzard, and when is it merely a … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: Using Reliable Sources.
Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 1/11/13
NEWS YOU CAN USE. Maybe you saw these stories. Maybe you missed them, but these are among the pieces I’ve read recently that might help you learn how to write memoir, specifically a piece of short, … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 1/11/13
The Memoir Manifesto
AFTER THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, working as a memoir coach and writing and publishing a book on memoir that Poets & Writers lists as Number 1 in books for writers, I’ve boiled down everything I know … [Read more...] about The Memoir Manifesto
