NEWS YOU CAN USE. Maybe you saw these stories. Maybe you missed them, but these are among the pieces I’ve read recently that might elicit some form of short memoir – an op-ed, or personal essay – from … [Read more...] about How to Write Memoir. News You Can Use: February 4, 2012
How to Write Memoir in Real Time
WEDNESDAY NIGHT’S CLASS is only one of three classes I’ll teach this week, but I already know that it’s one that will stay with me for a good long time. Why? Because of the exquisite complexity of the … [Read more...] about How to Write Memoir in Real Time
Writing Memoir: Letting the Cosmic Graph Guide Your Readers on Their Way
OF THE WRETCHED MISTAKES I made when first teaching, perhaps my favorite occurred over what is known as the cosmic graph. And because there is a great deal of justice in this world, I got what I … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: Letting the Cosmic Graph Guide Your Readers on Their Way
Writing Memoir Using Nature’s Calendar
YOUR BLOG AWAITS. You write about your life. In other words, you write what you know. But right now you feel like you don't know much. What to do? … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir Using Nature’s Calendar
Writing Memoir on Deadline? Toss Your Usual Datebook
YOUR NEWS PEG is where you hang your hat, and when it comes to writing short memoir, answering the reader’s subconscious question of why the hat is hung where and when it is, is essential to your … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir on Deadline? Toss Your Usual Datebook
Writing Memoir by Making Lists: It’s as Easy as One, Two, Three
LISTS ARE THE NEW BACON. Or the new black. Or the new fill-in-the-blank however you like. I write them, I read them, I encourage others to do the same. Writing memoir by making lists is a gas. Yes, … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir by Making Lists: It’s as Easy as One, Two, Three
