THE MOST FREQUENTLY ASKED WRITING QUESTIONS have to do with process. “How do you do it?” People ask this more than anything else, and when they do, tucked into that inquiry is the hour-to-hour, at the … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: The Most Frequently Asked Writing Questions
Writing Lessons: Waiting for Someone to Die Before You Write Memoir?
YOUR FAMILY HAS ISSUES with what you are writing. Your sister said it never happened that way. Your college roommates don't remember anything from the incident. Oh no, oh no: There are two versions of … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Waiting for Someone to Die Before You Write Memoir?
How to Write Memoir? It’s Simple. Just Read Roger Rosenblatt
YOUR MEMOIR IS NOT ABOUT YOU. So stay out of it,” and with those eleven words, the great Roger Rosenblatt became my absolute favorite teacher of how to write memoir. It’s not merely that I agree with … [Read more...] about How to Write Memoir? It’s Simple. Just Read Roger Rosenblatt
Writing Lessons: Fictionalizing Memoir Writing, With David Harris-Gershon
CAN YOU – MAY YOU – FICTIONALIZE all or parts of your memoir writing? Such a good question, and one I turn over this week to the talented hands of David Harris-Gershon, author of the brand new, … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Fictionalizing Memoir Writing, With David Harris-Gershon
Writing Lessons: Reporting From a Subculture, with Shirley Hershey Showalter
HOW TO WRITE MEMOIR when your story involves a subculture that few people have ever witnessed? When Shirley Showalter proposed that to me as her topic for her Writing Lessons post, I knew we had hit … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Reporting From a Subculture, with Shirley Hershey Showalter
Not In a Memoir Class? Here Are 5 Key Writing Tips You’d Learn Tonight in Mine
WHENEVER MY ONLINE MEMOIR CLASSES start up again after a break, I get very happy. I love this day. I’ll meet new people, reconnect with friends, and generally get the crap scared out of me via the … [Read more...] about Not In a Memoir Class? Here Are 5 Key Writing Tips You’d Learn Tonight in Mine