Beginnings: As in Where to Begin My Memoir
On a journey to a better beginning for the memoir Beginnings are the most important part of books, I feel, be it memoir or …
A Life in Reflection: Memoir and Revision
Hello, HarperCollins? Are you there? …I guess not. Reflection in Memoir is crucial. Time to rise from my knees, add reflection to my life, …
How to Write When Life Gets in the Way
My writing notebooks, sometimes notes, sometimes passages Five children, one husband, a home, work inside and out of the home. I thought it was difficult when the children were smaller. …
Revising in Stages
Hiding among the stacks at the library Now back to my memoir about going to college as a mother of five. I find that if I try to fix all …
Writing is not a Cookie-Cutter Science
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 …
The Need for Objective Readers: Writing Partners
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 …
Details and Description in Memoir
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 …