THERE'S A NEW CLASS coming up, added because you asked me to. I'm delighted you asked, by the way. I call this class Memoirama, which is kind of self-explanatory, in that … [Read more...] about Memoirama! A New Memoir Class Added. Come Join Me.
The Memoir Project Blog
Writing Memoir: News You Can Use. 2/16/13
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 a short piece of memoir, specifically a … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: News You Can Use. 2/16/13
Memoir Writing: Love in a Cold Climate
We dipped into the single digits on the thermometer recently upstate, and every time this happens I am reminded about the degrees by which we learn to love. … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: Love in a Cold Climate
Finding Home, A Memoir
ON AUGUST 3 1963, a family put down one thousand dollars to buy a furnished house, five acres, and a car, and moved to Burden Lake Road in Averill Park, a town near Albany, in upstate New York. A … [Read more...] about Finding Home, A Memoir
Book Giveaway and a Little Insight Into the Roach Sisters
IN THE BEGINNING, there wasn’t a thing Margaret owned, a phrase she spoke, or a gesture she tossed off that I did not want as my own. But smooth-haired, blue-eyed, skim-milk-skinned, even visually she … [Read more...] about Book Giveaway and a Little Insight Into the Roach Sisters
Creative Inspiration: Using Reference Books When Writing Memoir
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
