The Voice in Memoir
Be true to your voice in memoir Restructuring the memoir is fine. Works in progress go through many revisions. The first draft is usually…ahem…vomit, anyway. Okay, at least mine are. …
Not All Who Wander Are Lost
Exploring a new beach in Maine “Mommy,” one of the twins asked, “why do we go some place different every summer?” I guessed, rightly, that she was referring to …
The Need for Universal Questions or Themes in Memoir
Darlings everywhere! Where’s the meat? The necessity to attend college brings to mind the universal questions through which to filter my story. To build suspense, I need to show the …
What to Do When the Power Goes Out
The evening sky after the storm. Our homes were dark, so everyone came outside to look. The sky turned to pitch. Trees seemed to …