DROP THE GLUE GUN. Back away from the scrapbook. That’s right. Slowly. If you were scrapbooking, you were defaulting to the simplest, most anemic of ways to remember the moments of your life. … [Read more...] about Is That A Glue Gun in Your Pocket or Are You Just Really Not Glad to See Me?
Resolution Recap: Writing Memoir Now and Forever
NEWS YEAR RESOLUTIONS are crumbling fast. I can almost hear the candy wrappers from here, can’t you? There are some resolutions that we're not going to break, right? Those having to do with writing … [Read more...] about Resolution Recap: Writing Memoir Now and Forever
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.