THE DILEMMA DU JOUR is what to write next. At least it is for me. In fact, the dilemma of the day, every day, is what to write next, isn’t it? And this from someone who lives with a time grid on her … [Read more...] about What To Write Next? The Dilemma Du Jour
What Is A Memoir? Does it Matter? It Does, to Author Maggie Nelson
MY DAUGHTER GAVE ME a book I do not understand. It’s a wonderful feeling. Settling into bed last night, my first night with it, I was thrown out from under my comforter and tossed into a place of … [Read more...] about What Is A Memoir? Does it Matter? It Does, to Author Maggie Nelson
Writing Lessons: How to Write Someone Else’s Story
WRITING SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY is always a difficult assignment. How, for instance, do you achieve the voice of the other, and how much of your own can seep in? These were some of the questions put … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Write Someone Else’s Story
Writing Lessons: Are There Rules for Writing Memoir?
ARE THERE RULES FOR WRITING MEMOIR? For instance, can your story be enlarged by the story of someone else whose life parallels or informs your own? When Maria Mutch proposed this question as a Writing … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: Are There Rules for Writing Memoir?
Writing Lessons: How to Write About A Difficult Subject, by Bette Lynch Husted
HOW TO TELL a difficult tale? It’s a topic Bette Lynch Husted, our new guest blogger, eagerly took on when she suggested writing about a very under-reported aspect of diversity -- class. I was … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Write About A Difficult Subject, by Bette Lynch Husted
Writing Lessons: How to Write A Personal Story & Make it Public, with Diane Cameron
HOW TO MAKE the personal public? Good question, isn't it? How to write a personal story is enough of a question, of course, but when you want to publish that story, offering it up for others to read … [Read more...] about Writing Lessons: How to Write A Personal Story & Make it Public, with Diane Cameron