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 How to Write Memoir. News You Can Use: January 28, 2012
Memoir Writing: My First Autopsy
I WENT TO my first autopsy, and here is what I learned: Human ribs can be clipped with the shears I use to prune my floribunda roses. The smell of a man dead for more than one week is far more … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing: My First Autopsy
Writing Memoir in Redhead Territory
MEMOIR IS TERRITORY. Writing memoir is all about walking that territory and understanding its boundaries. When you do, you’ll find that the area you need to cover can be measured by the hairs on your … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir in Redhead Territory
Writing Memoir? Check Your Facts
WRITING WHAT YOU KNOW does not mean you don’t check your facts. Fact-checking in memoir is essential. Accuracy counts. Memoir demands fact-checking since memory, by its very definition, is subjective. … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir? Check Your Facts
Writing Memoir: Learning Your Limits
WHO ARE YOU? If you are writing memoir, it’s important to know the answer to that question. Who is the narrator of your memoir? Memoir is about territory, and you have to walk its borders. What are … [Read more...] about Writing Memoir: Learning Your Limits
Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 4: Use The Algorithm
ESCHEW WRITING PROMPTS. Be hospitable. Ask Amy. Those are the three previous new year resolutions I’ve asked you to make when learning to write memoir. And today? What could it possibly be today? … [Read more...] about Memoir Writing Resolutions. Number 4: Use The Algorithm
