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 25, 2012
The Memoir Project Blog
Writing Memoir? Include Transcendence
MEMOIR REQUIRES TRANSCENDENCE. Something has to happen. Or shift. Or merely move. Someone has to change a little. Or grow. It’s the bare hack minimum of memoir. But don’t confuse transcendence with … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Include Transcendence
Suggested Reading. New Memoir: Short, Long, Illustrated. And Dirty.
MEMOIR IS EVERYWHERE, making it ever more difficult to wade through to the good stuff. So, for you and you alone, I strapped on my waders and plunged into the memoir morass. What I came out with may … [Read more...] about Suggested Reading. New Memoir: Short, Long, Illustrated. And Dirty.
Writing Memoir. New You Can Use: February 19, 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 Writing Memoir. New You Can Use: February 19, 2012
Clever Damage: Writing Memoir About Family Abuse
A RECENT CLASS was one of the toughest online memoir classes I’ve ever taught. Utterly challenging, the evening was filled with pieces that while wonderful, were also emotionally wrenching. Many … [Read more...] about Clever Damage: Writing Memoir About Family Abuse
On the Road With The Memoir Project
I'VE HIT THE ROAD, if only in a cyber way. I'm teaching this week online at She Writes, a fine site where women get together and talk about writing. My topic? Memoir, of course. I'm the guest editor … [Read more...] about On the Road With The Memoir Project
