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: January 23, 2012
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Need a Required Reading List for Writers?
WHILE I HAVE no required reading list for writers in my classes, I always ask what people are reading. And, at some point, I’ll pass around a list of books that have informed my work. You can also see … [Read more...] about Need a Required Reading List for Writers?
How to Write Memoir. News You Can Use: January 21, 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: January 21, 2012
How to Start a Memoir
HOW TO START a memoir? It’s a question I get all the time when teaching how to write memoir. Where to begin a piece? Let me explain. … [Read more...] about How to Start a Memoir
Memoir Writing: My First Autopsy
I WENT TO my first autopsy, and here is what I learned: Human ribs can be clipped with the shears I use to prune my floribunda roses. The smell of a man dead for more than one week is far more … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: My First Autopsy
Memoir Writing: The Lure of Fish Tales
AH, FISHING TALES. Just about everyone has them. How not to let yours get away? … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: The Lure of Fish Tales
