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 – … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: News You Can Use: January 14, 2012
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Writing Memoir in Redhead Territory
MEMOIR IS TERRITORY. Writing memoir is all about walking that territory and understanding its boundaries. When you do, you’ll find that the area you need to cover can be measured by the hairs on your … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir in Redhead Territory
Writing Memoir? Check Your Facts
WRITING WHAT YOU KNOW does not mean you don’t check your facts. Fact-checking in memoir is essential. Accuracy counts. Memoir demands fact-checking since memory, by its very definition, is subjective. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Check Your Facts
A Modest Addiction: A Radio Essay
MY NAME IS MARION and I am an obit addict. … [Read more...] about A Modest Addiction: A Radio Essay
Writing Memoir On Nature’s Calendar
It’s Wednesday, it’s winter, and some people are having a little more trouble than usual getting out of bed. Well, you’re not alone. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir On Nature’s Calendar
Writing Memoir? Be Counterphobic
YOU’VE GOT TO be counterphobic to write memoir, meaning you need to write what scares you. After all, fear is with us all the time. Afraid of making bad parenting mistakes, scared of blurting out the … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Be Counterphobic
