Memoir as Revenge
What should we do when we want revenge in memoir? One thing I would caution you not to write about or do is revenge. It is never okay to write for the public with the motive of revenge. Write your own...
View ArticleWriting Groups Help with Writer’s Block
Not writing? Tell your group. Go anyway and say you’re blocked and read what you’ve written about being blocked. Bring anything you’ve written and take part. Ask the group for suggestions and take...
View ArticleProfessional Help for Writer’s Block
Writer’s block is something with which some therapists or counselors are used to dealing. If you want to hire someone to help you, chose someone who shows on their web site that they have a creative...
View ArticleTrust in the Way You Write: Your Style, Your Organization, Your Schedule
Writers like Toni Morrison or very poetic writers are interested in where “the golden thread is going.” It wouldn’t be fun to write if they knew everything they wanted to say. They write from a...
View ArticleWriting Tips for Memoir: A Story in Time
When you are writing a story that takes place over a long period of time, be sure to let the reader know the timeline. They need to know when things are happening, how much time has passed, and what...
View ArticleWhat is a Good Writing Schedule?
It’s always good to keep up a regular momentum. I don’t write at the same time every day but I know I will write in the morning. Sometimes I start at nine and other times at eleven. I know I’ll write...
View ArticleLoose Endings in Memoir
In life we often have loose ends in our story. Nothing is really resolved. Things go on anyway. People come in and out of our life and we don’t do much to hold them because we are distracted or don’t...
View ArticleRemember the Purpose of Your Memoir
Be sure to stay on topic. Write a phrase or sentence of what your memoir is most deeply about, for instance: connection makes us human. Write a phrases or sentence of what the chapter you’re writing...
View ArticleWRITE YOUR MANUSCRIPT OVER THE HOLIDAYS AND BEYOND
Janell Moon, MA Wednesday night support group meets in San Francisco (Noe Valley) from 7-9 pm for writers who want to get going on their writing now and over the holidays.. We meet twice a month in...
View ArticleWriting Prompts
Think of something that you could do to give yourself an opportunity for more of what you want. It might be having coffee with someone who can give you good resources in which to publish, a person who...
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