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 elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or personal essay – from … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 12/7/12
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Where to Go for Memoir Inspiration? Welcome to My Sister’s Backyard
MY NEW FAVORITE memoir has fabulous blurbs by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the bestselling Eat, Pray, Love and Anna Thomas, author of the bestselling books The Vegetarian Epicure and Love Soup. It has … [Read more...] about Where to Go for Memoir Inspiration? Welcome to My Sister’s Backyard
More Memoir Project? You Asked for it, You’ve Got it
ON THE FACEBOOK page called The Memoir Project, I gather and post those news items that make our work easier. In the last week alone, I’ve posted an interview with one of America’s great writers, some … [Read more...] about More Memoir Project? You Asked for it, You’ve Got it
How To Write Memoir In Five Weeks? Make Resolutions
A NEW MEMOIR CLASS began recently. A five-weeker, right from the start its length presented a challenge to how I teach how to write memoir. Most of my weekly classes run longer, sometimes as long as … [Read more...] about How To Write Memoir In Five Weeks? Make Resolutions
Creative Inspiration: What to Watch To Get Back to Writing Memoir
I WAS ASKED about my writing influences. The question came in the form of a recent interview. This is one of those questions that can really trip up a writer, letting us either get slavish in our … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: What to Watch To Get Back to Writing Memoir
Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 11/12/12
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 elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or personal essay – from … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 11/12/12