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Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 4: Use The Algorithm

ESCHEW WRITING PROMPTS. Be hospitable. Ask Amy. Those are the three previous new year resolutions I’ve asked you to make when learning to write memoir. And today? What could it possibly be today? … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 4: Use The Algorithm

Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 3: Ask Amy.

ONE OF MY early jobs at The New York Times was to write the weather “ear” for the front page, as well as the daily weather page, listing the exact highs and lows of the major cities of the world. … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 3: Ask Amy.

News You Can Use

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

Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number Two: Be Hospitable

BE HOSPITABLE. I have only one maxim in my office—a little index card that reads, “Be hospitable”— and it has been there through four books, countless magazine pieces, radio essays, blog posts, and … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number Two: Be Hospitable

Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number One: No More Writing Prompts

MEMOIR WRITING RESOLUTIONS need to be made and kept. Let’s make some, so that you meet your memoir writing goals. I think of these as resolutions, though they can be input at any time of the year. So … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number One: No More Writing Prompts

Want us To Consider Your Opinion? How To Be A Reliable Memoir Narrator

A LITTLE BIT of memoir goes a long way, particularly if you are considering writing an opinion piece. In this case, along with a well-written piece, we need to know why we should listen to you. We … [Read more...] about Want us To Consider Your Opinion? How To Be A Reliable Memoir Narrator

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