AS WRITERS, WE GET called on to do all manners of wild things. Some years ago, this included giving the cum laude gradation speed at my daughter's single-sex school. It seemed like a great challenge, … [Read more...] about How to Write a Memoir in a Graduation Speech
How to Use Lists to Write Memoir: In Memoriam to the Best List Writer I’ve Known
SOME TIME AGO, I learned from an expert the exquisite skill of how to use lists to write memoir. It happened one night in a class and no one who witnessed it was unchanged. This was when I still … [Read more...] about How to Use Lists to Write Memoir: In Memoriam to the Best List Writer I’ve Known
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
On a Diet? Your Memoir Needs One Too
WE'RE ON DIETS, my memoir work and I. It's tough. After all, knowing how to choose small topics to write about is hard work. What I always say to my online memoir writing students is that we're always … [Read more...] about On a Diet? Your Memoir Needs One Too
Write it Up to Write it Down
WRITE IT DOWN. I tell this to my memoir students all the time. Carry a notebook, index cards, write on your hands if you must, but write it down. Here's the best writing advice you can get: Keep a … [Read more...] about Write it Up to Write it Down
A List that Keeps on Growing
ASKING FOR HELP. Oh, was that a shudder I saw go down your spine? What is it about asking for help that sets women on edge? No, I’m not talking about calling a babysitter. I’m talking about asking for … [Read more...] about A List that Keeps on Growing