by Peter Gibb | Jun 1, 2018 | Memoir: Craft
How Do You Start a Memoir? A would-be memoirist contacted me the other day. “I’ve been writing now for several months,” she said. “But I can’t get it going. Where should I start?’ “What have you tried?” I asked....
by Peter Gibb | May 15, 2018 | Memoir: Craft
There’s a saying in the writing world, “writing is re-writing.” But a lot of writers, it seems, haven’t heard about this part of the work, or expect to get by without. No writer sits down when the muse strikes, and cranks out pages of perfect...
by Peter Gibb | Mar 22, 2018 | General
Mindful Writing is a lot like life which is a lot like dancing on a teeter-totter, “surrender” at one end and “control” at the other. When the desire for control takes over, I buckle down, work harder, make some progress but too often end up banging my head against a...
by Peter Gibb | Feb 24, 2018 | Memoir Art
photo credit: Pixabay.com I’ve been watching the winter Olympics, especially the figure skating. Magnificent, but what strikes me particularly is the falls and the recoveries. How quickly the skaters rise, glide seamlessly (so it appears) right back in...
by Peter Gibb | Feb 4, 2018 | Memoir Art
photo credit: Pixabay.com I just finished reading Pamela Jane’s engrossing memoir, An Incredible Talent for Existing: A Writer’s Story. This memoir found its way into my heart because it combined so many of the (heretofor) unconscious qualities I seek in...
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