Synopsis Is Not a Bad Word
Sometimes writing synopses can be like trudging through the tundra. It requires much stamina and effort, but it builds character in authors. Happy New …
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 …
The Importance of Silence
I like to lose myself in the beauty of nature when I can. Lately, I’ve been thinking about the importance of silence in life. True, it’s probably because I don’t …
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 …
What’s at Stake in the Memoir?
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 …
Was It Like this for You?
Author Beth Kephart I had the pleasure of attending a mini workshop in memoir on Penn’s campus with Beth Kephart, a memoir teacher at the University of Pennsylvania. Beth …
Make Memoirs Unique
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 …
South Jersey Writers Group
A mix of stories from the Writers Group A fellow writer from the South Jersey Writing Group has interviewed me for the blog Tall Tales and Short Stories from South …
What to Include in Memoir
Hard-working mother in college Memoir isn’t a life story. That is autobiography. Memoir is one particular period in a person’s life, one instance or one experience in which the memoirist …