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 Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: February 11, 2012
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Book Giveaway & Interview with Jeff Goins
TALKING TO JEFF GOINS, the word “comfortable” frequently comes up. He uses it, and I’m feeling a distinct sense of comfort as we breeze through a recent phone conversation. It’s odd, since the subject … [Read more...] about Book Giveaway & Interview with Jeff Goins
Memoir: An Adoption Tale
THE CHINESE CONSIDER the owl to be a cateagle: Part cat, part eagle, it is a bird believed to possess vast and enviable qualities. I remember learning about its Chinese heritage sixteen years ago in … [Read more...] about Memoir: An Adoption Tale
Knitting + Memoir = New Friends
FEW THINGS BEAT a great conversation. But a great conversation about both writing and knitting, well, that beats all. And that is just what I got to have last week with a new friend named Brian … [Read more...] about Knitting + Memoir = New Friends
Two Sides to the Same Story? At Least. What to Do? Write Your Version.
CAN THERE BE two sides to the same story? Of course. That's both a hallmark of families, as well as of memoir. What to do? Read this, as well as the accompanying piece linked below in which my sister … [Read more...] about Two Sides to the Same Story? At Least. What to Do? Write Your Version.
How to Write Memoir. News You Can Use: February 4, 2012
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 How to Write Memoir. News You Can Use: February 4, 2012
