Magic of Memoir Conference
Last weekend, eight of my Memoir & Mindfulness students and I attended the Magic of Memoir conference, sponsored by the National Association of Memoir Writers http://namw.org and SheWrites Press http://shewritespress.com. The conference was held in Oakland, CA....
Balancing the Doing and the Being of a Writer’s Life
Memoir writing is a marathon, not a sprint. Most aspiring memoirists I’ve worked with struggle with keeping their motivation up; writing consistently; overcoming rejection; dealing with their own internal critic; fitting writing in to a busy life with multiple...
What’s wrong with “Show don’t tell”?
If you’ve ever taken a creative writing class, or read a book on writing craft, you’ve probably heard the maxim, “Show don’t tell.” It’s the writer’s equivalent of the advice given to children, “Look both ways before crossing the street.” Except that “Look both...
Want to write a memoir? The 3 things you’ll need.
What do you need to write a memoir? You know the old joke, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? "Practice, practice, practice." So what do you need to write a memoir? "Pencil and paper." That’s a start, but it takes more than practice to get to Carnegie Hall and it takes...
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