DURING THIS WEEK in 1610, Galileo began what is probably the most significant contribution he made to science. He began observing the moons of Jupiter through a homemade telescope, originally thinking … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: Using an Almanac.
Creative Inspiration: Using Reliable Sources.
IN JANUARY I PINE for a good old blizzard. Why? Because I love them and the snow shoeing that follows. But all that longing got me wondering when is it, in fact, a blizzard, and when is it merely a … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: Using Reliable Sources.
Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 1/11/13
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 help you learn how to write memoir, specifically a piece of short, … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 1/11/13
The Memoir Manifesto
AFTER THOUSANDS OF STUDENTS, working as a memoir coach and writing and publishing a book on memoir that Poets & Writers lists as Number 1 in books for writers, I’ve boiled down everything I know … [Read more...] about The Memoir Manifesto
Writing Memoir: What I Learned in 2012
AH, THE NEW YEAR. The perfect time to begin again. I can almost hear the fresh Word documents being opened, the cuffs being rolled up and the sudden urge to clean the kitchen take over. Not so fast. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: What I Learned in 2012
Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 1/5/13
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 help you learn how to write memoir, specifically a piece of short, … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 1/5/13
