I'M TOO NICE about all this, aren’t I? A great defender of memoir, I neglect to tell you just which books make me want to hurl just as much as they might make you want to hurl. No more. Something … [Read more...] about New Memoir: Love ‘Ems and Leave ‘Ems
Ripped From the Headlines: How to Write Op-eds
WANT TO BE HEARD? Of course you do. My advice? Write an op-ed, one of those opposite-the-editorial-pages pieces that you read every day, learn from, and sometimes pass along to your friends and … [Read more...] about Ripped From the Headlines: How to Write Op-eds
Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: April 26, 2012
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 Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: April 26, 2012
Creative Inspiration? Look Around
CREATIVE INSPIRATION CAN COME from anywhere. It’s all around you, though most of us are too busy worrying, planning, texting, phoning or talking to notice. The human propensity for missing inspiration … [Read more...] about Creative Inspiration? Look Around
Writing Memoir: When Imaginary Friends Come to Dinner
PASSOVER IS HERE, and we look forward to our yearly Seder, blended as we will be into another family’s gracious celebration. It’s easier these days since there are only three of us to accommodate at … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: When Imaginary Friends Come to Dinner
Writing Memoir? Don’t Try This At Home
MY FATHER USED TO SAY that you should write everything like a letter home. In a letter home you rarely tell those people who raised you how very great you are, or right you are, or unique. You tend to … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Don’t Try This At Home
