STRANGER THAN FICTION? I hear this phrase all the time in questions from students about how to write a family truth that is far more bizarre than anyone would believe. I disagree on the not-believing … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir that is Stranger Than Fiction? So What?
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
Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: March 23, 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 … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir. News You Can Use: March 23, 2012
Writing Memoir. New You Can Use: February 19, 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. New You Can Use: February 19, 2012
Writing Memoir: Letting the Cosmic Graph Guide Your Readers on Their Way
OF THE WRETCHED MISTAKES I made when first teaching, perhaps my favorite occurred over what is known as the cosmic graph. And because there is a great deal of justice in this world, I got what I … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: Letting the Cosmic Graph Guide Your Readers on Their Way
Writing Memoir on Deadline? Toss Your Usual Datebook
YOUR NEWS PEG is where you hang your hat, and when it comes to writing short memoir, answering the reader’s subconscious question of why the hat is hung where and when it is, is essential to your … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir on Deadline? Toss Your Usual Datebook
