Make Memoirs Unique
Hush, the writer is thinking. What makes my memoir different? A very good question. If you’ve been reading memoirs, you’ll notice that each experience is unique, whether the memoir …
Hush, the writer is thinking. What makes my memoir different? A very good question. If you’ve been reading memoirs, you’ll notice that each experience is unique, whether the memoir …
Hard-working mother in college Memoir isn’t a life story. That is autobiography. Memoir is one particular period in a person’s life, one instance or one experience in which the memoirist …
When it’s going well… Although Hemingway and Anne LaMott may call the first draft by a different name, I feel my synonym works just as well. I’m plodding through the …
What to say; what to say… What’s your method for filling your chapters with words? I begin with my outline topics for each chapter. I do a lot of staring …
Writing is not a cookie cutter deal Take all suggestions to your writing as just that—suggestions. It is, after all, your writing, not someone else’s. This is why it is …
Writers helping Writers Many times, I don’t see what’s missing from my scenes or story. In memoir, the writer has lived through these adventures, and in most cases, can still …
My inspiration in many ways When writing memoir, the author needs to remember that while she can see the cast of characters and the settings in a scene, the …
Supporting book structure with scaffolding The opinion is divided about whether or not to create an outline for a creative writing project. Which side are you on and why? The mentors …
Why am I a writer? That’s a good question. I have always been a storyteller. Perhaps I get it from my father. He would tell us stories by candlelight every …