MY FOUR FAVORITE RECENT MEMOIR are all by women. However, they could not possibly be more different – the women and the books – except that they are all truth-telling, with strong voices, fine … [Read more...] about New Memoir to Read
Ban All Writing Exercises and Prompts. Now.
NO MORE WRITING EXERCISES. I mean it. from this day forward you are to ban all writing prompts. If you are going to learn how to write memoir, you need to learn to write with intent. That’s my phrase … [Read more...] about Ban All Writing Exercises and Prompts. Now.
New Memoir to Read, 3 from La La Land
IN THE RUN-UP to the holidays it seemed like there was no new memoir to read. Uh oh, I thought. This was not good. And then things changed. “Ah,” I said yesterday, as I read through my Google search … [Read more...] about New Memoir to Read, 3 from La La Land
5 Insanely Simple Steps to Plan A Book
DID YOU EVER WONDER what happens before a writer sits down to actually write a book? I’d be glad to tell you. It’s simple. We plan. Much like with any of life’s big projects – college, weddings and … [Read more...] about 5 Insanely Simple Steps to Plan A Book
Five Things You Don’t Have To Do To Write
I HEAR A LOT OF EXCUSES. And I should. I am a writing coach and a memoir editor – not to mention a mother and wife, occupations that also come with fielding heaps of explanations – but it’s in those … [Read more...] about Five Things You Don’t Have To Do To Write
The Four Writing Podcasts Your Memoir Coach Listens To. Listen Up.
AS A MEMOIR COACH, I hear and read lots of stories and, as a result, I love to listen. I do it all day for storytellers as part of my job. I do it for my family, to the dog (of course) and to my … [Read more...] about The Four Writing Podcasts Your Memoir Coach Listens To. Listen Up.