by Susanne | Apr 12, 2023 | Writing Memoir
Podcasts about writing have exploded in recent years. There are so many that give writers opportunities to get advice and wisdom from industry professionals, or hear authors speak about their books in all genres. We love listening to podcasts on walks, at the gym,...
by Susanne | Feb 9, 2023 | Humor, Writing Memoir
The underlying point of almost any memoir is to illuminate something about the human condition in a way that resonates with readers. You want them to see themselves in your experiences and feel and cry and become indignant along with you. Or you want them to...
by Suzette | Feb 7, 2023 | Writing Memoir
Beck came to me last spring with a vague idea about the story he wanted to write: Snippets of experiences from my childhood living as a girl and moments of parallel in adulthood, as I re-experience firsts as a man. Okay. I knew there was an important story there, and...
by Suzette | Jan 31, 2023 | Writing Memoir
When I came out as gay in my fifties, I was desperate to read stories of other women who came to terms with their sexuality later in life and learn how they navigated that life-altering journey. Did they stay in or leave their marriages? Could they find a way to live...
by Suzette | Jan 19, 2023 | Writing Memoir
“I’m looking for books that are both completely unique and exactly the same,” an editor from one of the Big 5 publishers said on a podcast. And then she laughed. I laughed too. But now I’ve come to believe that the intersection of “completely unique” and...
by Susanne | Jan 19, 2023 | Writing Memoir
There are obvious differences between writing memoir and fiction, of course. Fiction writers manufacture a story—although that story can be more or less based in fact. Fiction allows a writer a lot of control over what happens and how. In fiction, you can create a...
