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Memoir coach and author Marion Roach

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How to Write A Difficult Family Story, with Kristin Jarvis Adams

  KRISTIN JARVIS ADAMS knows how to write a difficult family story and make it work for the reader. Listen in and read along as we discuss how she did it with heart, humor and panache.   … [Read more...] about How to Write A Difficult Family Story, with Kristin Jarvis Adams

How to Write Into Others’ Biases with Virginia Sole-Smith

  VIRGINIA SOLE-SMITH IS a New York Times bestselling author whose reporting on diet culture, health and parenting has appeared in The New York Times, Scientific American, and many other … [Read more...] about How to Write Into Others’ Biases with Virginia Sole-Smith

How Many Drafts Do You Need? Listen to Allison K. Williams

    ALLISON K. WILLIAMS IS a master at what she does. Her work is engaging, helpful, instructive and wonderful to read. Her voice, which she has developed over the years, hints … [Read more...] about How Many Drafts Do You Need? Listen to Allison K. Williams

How to Write The Book You Want to Read, with Kerri Maher

  WHEN KERRI MAHER SET out to write a book about writing, she was following the great dictum to write the book you want to read. She followed that with more books, and quickly became a USA … [Read more...] about How to Write The Book You Want to Read, with Kerri Maher

Writing About What You Don’t Know with Matt Mendez

LIKE EVERY OTHER WRITER, author Matt Mendez knows the saying to "write what you know," though he is far more invested in writing about what you don't know. Listen in and read along as we discuss that, … [Read more...] about Writing About What You Don’t Know with Matt Mendez

The Role of Vulnerability in Writing

AS SOMEONE WHO TEACHES online memoir classes, I take a lot of questions on the fly. And, I admit, after all these years, I have many ready-made answers to those questions I've been asked repeatedly. … [Read more...] about The Role of Vulnerability in Writing

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