We dipped into the single digits on the thermometer recently upstate, and every time this happens I am reminded about the degrees by which we learn to love. … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: Love in a Cold Climate
Book Giveaway and a Little Insight Into the Roach Sisters
IN THE BEGINNING, there wasn’t a thing Margaret owned, a phrase she spoke, or a gesture she tossed off that I did not want as my own. But smooth-haired, blue-eyed, skim-milk-skinned, even visually she … [Read more...] about Book Giveaway and a Little Insight Into the Roach Sisters
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
Where to Go for Memoir Inspiration? Welcome to My Sister’s Backyard
MY NEW FAVORITE memoir has fabulous blurbs by Elizabeth Gilbert, author of the bestselling Eat, Pray, Love and Anna Thomas, author of the bestselling books The Vegetarian Epicure and Love Soup. It has … [Read more...] about Where to Go for Memoir Inspiration? Welcome to My Sister’s Backyard
Creative Inspiration: What to Watch To Get Back to Writing Memoir
I WAS ASKED about my writing influences. The question came in the form of a recent interview. This is one of those questions that can really trip up a writer, letting us either get slavish in our … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration: What to Watch To Get Back to Writing Memoir
Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 11/12/12
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 Memoir Writing: News You Can Use. 11/12/12