Revision: A Fact of Life—for Writers
Sometimes I feel like I’m always at my computer. Hook the reader in the beginning of a story or novel. Yes, even in memoir. It’s too easy to just close …
Sometimes I feel like I’m always at my computer. Hook the reader in the beginning of a story or novel. Yes, even in memoir. It’s too easy to just close …
Hello, HarperCollins? Are you there? …I guess not. Reflection in Memoir is crucial. Time to rise from my knees, add reflection to my life, …
Remember, memoir is not autobiography. Memoir recounts an important time in the writer’s life, an important journey, happy or sad, triumphant or not, where a …
What’s at stake for the memoirist at the beginning of her journey? What’s at stake for the reader? Why should he or she invest time reading your memoir? Aside …
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 …
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 …
I sold a few books the other night at Camden County Community College in New Jersey during the Resource Fair for Special Needs Children. I am a writer and a …