NOT SURPRISINGLY, I THINK that the best book on how to write memoir is the one I wrote. It's called The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life. The title reflects it … [Read more...] about The Memoir Project: A Throughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life
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Memoir: What’s in a Name?
EACH YEAR AT Belmont Stakes time, my sister has some explaining to do. My family frequently names those we love for sports idols. For instance, among the dozen cats and dogs who have come and gone in … [Read more...] about Memoir: What’s in a Name?
There is No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
WRITER’S BLOCK? NONSENSE. There is no such thing as writer’s block. Despite the fact that writing books are chock full of time-wasting exercises with all manners and ways to get you to emerge from … [Read more...] about There is No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
Ask Yourself: “What is This About?”
WHAT MAKES GOOD MEMOIR? I get this question all the time when I teach, including in a recent class, which reminded me that it’s time to limn that line here between what is merely some great scene … [Read more...] about Ask Yourself: “What is This About?”
Got the Music in You? Use it
GO ASK ALICE. That single lyric sent me down and through the rabbit hole the other day as I was cruising around with my new Sirius/XM car radio. Well, there was a car attached, though to me the … [Read more...] about Got the Music in You? Use it
Summer Memoir: Getting Over the Slump
THE SUMMER WRITING SLUMP. This is a tough time for writers–that time of year when the most seductive set of temptations to not write beckon: the great outdoors and all its wonders. I mean, who can … [Read more...] about Summer Memoir: Getting Over the Slump
