THE ESPRESSO MACHINE IS CLEAN. This is never a good sign. In my house, a much better sign that things are as they should be is if that ancient steam machine is just this side of a health code … [Read more...] about Five Signs That You’re Not Writing
What To Do When a Story Line is Too Big?
I TEACH A LOT OF MEMOIR classes, and while every writer is different, many of the problems are the same. And while I cannot predict what the stories in each class will be, I do know that one of the … [Read more...] about What To Do When a Story Line is Too Big?
There is No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
WRITER’S BLOCK? NONSENSE. There is no such thing as writer’s block. Despite the fact that writing books are chock full of time-wasting exercises with all manners and ways to get you to emerge from … [Read more...] about There is No Such Thing as Writer’s Block
Summer Memoir: Getting Over the Slump
THE SUMMER WRITING SLUMP. This is a tough time for writers–that time of year when the most seductive set of temptations to not write beckon: the great outdoors and all its wonders. I mean, who can … [Read more...] about Summer Memoir: Getting Over the Slump