IT'S THE BIRTHDAY in 1925 of Gerald Durrell, officially referred to as a British conservation biologist, but known worldwide with great affection as a naturalist, conservationist, zookeeper, author, … [Read more...] about Recommended Memoirs: Gerald Durrell
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Writing Memoir: What I Learned in 2012
AH, THE NEW YEAR. The perfect time to begin again. I can almost hear the fresh Word documents being opened, the cuffs being rolled up and the sudden urge to clean the kitchen take over. Not so fast. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: What I Learned in 2012
Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 1/5/13
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. 1/5/13
Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 12/14/12
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. 12/14/12
Writing Memoir? Say it With Words
QUANTITATIVE EASING. FISCAL CLIFF. Scope creep. These are the words we are using going into the new year. I’ve heard them all recently on the news. The lingo du jour, they are the words of the … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Say it With Words
Wrestling With Finding a Memoir Topic? Here’s Some Help
MANY OF MY STUDENTS wrestle with the “what to write” question. They struggle when trying to find a memoir topic. It's a nearly hand-to-hand combat with which I have great familiarity. As a young New … [Read more...] about Wrestling With Finding a Memoir Topic? Here’s Some Help
