by Memoir Mentor on October 14, 2009
I’m reading Daniel Walker Howe’s What Hath God Wrought, which won the Pulitzer Prize for history in 2008. It’s a thick book, about the depth of a Los Angeles phone directory, and chock-full of interesting information about, as the subtitle states, “The Transformation of America, 1815-1848.” I’m loving this book, though I have to admit it’s [...]
by Memoir Mentor on October 8, 2009
Some stories are so hard to write. They hang over our heads like dark clouds, sometimes stifling our ability to write anything else. We don’t want to “go there,” revisit those memories, bring those raw, painful emotions back again. And yet sometimes putting those memories and feelings on paper is the best thing we can [...]
by Memoir Mentor on October 3, 2009
Could you write your life story in just three pages? Try it. It’s a wonderful exercise to help you come to grips with what your story is all about. It requires you to focus on what’s essential for your readers to know about you. One of my students, Dawn Peck, wrote a three-page life summary after a class discussion [...]
