NEWS YOU CAN USE. Maybe you saw these stories. Maybe you missed them, but it seems to me that these are among the pieces I’ve read recently that might elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: January 5, 2012
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The Best of Best-of Lists for Memoir
CHOOSING THE BEST MEMOIRS of any time, date, or place is difficult, so I love it when reliable sources do the work for me. But what’s a reliable source? Such a good question. … [Read more...] about The Best of Best-of Lists for Memoir
Writing Memoir: Learning Your Limits
WHO ARE YOU? If you are writing memoir, it’s important to know the answer to that question. Who is the narrator of your memoir? Memoir is about territory, and you have to walk its borders. What are … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: Learning Your Limits
News You Can Use: Week One, 2012
NEWS YOU CAN USE. Maybe you saw these stories. Maybe you missed them, but it seems to me that these are among the pieces I’ve read this week that might elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or … [Read more...] about News You Can Use: Week One, 2012
Ah, the Luck of the Redhead
WHO WILL CROSS your path first on New Year’s Day? If it is a redhead, you may need to fasten your seat belt for a bumpy 2012, since at least one beginning-of-the-year tradition holds that the person … [Read more...] about Ah, the Luck of the Redhead
Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 5: Use the Calendar
ESCHEW WRITING PROMPTS. Be hospitable. Ask Amy. Use the algorithm. Those are four of my five countdown-to-the-new-year memoir writing resolutions. And number five? Here’s a hint: We start a new one … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 5: Use the Calendar
