memoir | memoir
Jun.24.2012
Many writers would like to blog a memoir. It's not that different than blogging a novel, which I wrote about in a recent post, except, of course, you are blogging or writing about your own experiences. That makes your book as work of nonfiction rather than fiction. That said, it must read like...
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Jun.10.2012
First Love, by Violeta Barrett is a well-written, heart-felt and honest memoir, one that reminds us that “true love never dies.”
The author opens her heart and candidly shares with readers how she fell in love with her tour guide in Mexico during a holiday back in 1956. Not only that, but she...
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May.24.2012
I've just finished writing a scene for my medieval historical novel - a scene I'd been dreading. It has to do with a famed debate between two philosopher/thinkers, and nothing much had been written about the debate in history's annals.
image via pen.org
This has come up before -...
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May.23.2012
The subject line read: "From Another Mom" and the long email began: "Hello! I really should wait until I'm finished with the book to email you. That's how I usually operate. But this book is just touching me so deeply, with every chapter I find time to slurp up, amidst the chaos of raising four...
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May.22.2012
My dad is in the hospital for a blood infection. The doctors don't know yet what has caused it. His fever has spiked for 10 days, even after a dose of antibiotics. He has grown weak and can only manage to mumble on the phone, when I call long distance to make sure he is OK. Although my mother tells...
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May.07.2012
Don’t Cry, Daddy’s Here: One Woman’s Journey to Recovery from Incest is a deeply disturbing memoir. At the same time it is an important book, one that offers a strong message of hope and renewal to victims of this terrible crime.
"My decision to write this book came from a deep desire...
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May.01.2012
There is no urgent need to read these words. They won't teach you how to build or fix anything. Nor will they inspire you to change your life. No sign of any paranormal zombies making insignificant love will appear between these lines. Neither will I attempt a cute, digital age push toward "...
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Apr.25.2012
Getting Out of Dodge City, Heading for L.A. on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe is a short novel that reads like a memoir and that will appeal to those interested in black American history and the dynamics of poor black American families from the early 1800s to the 1960s.
The story begins...
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Apr.19.2012
Dear Friends:
I will be teaching a class on "Navigating the Family Memoir" at The San Francisco Writer's Grotto starting this Tuesday night (April 24th) and continuing the following three Tuesdays.
The class will cover everything from how to write about the people you love without getting...
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Apr.12.2012
The greatest writers retreat is into your self, into books you love, into the wildness of nature, into the chaos and beauty of your deepest emotions. As for actual retreats, in the late 1990's I had the blessing of being a campground host at a remote state park called the Sinkyone Wilderness on the...
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