I write memoir for several reasons — least of which is to create a book of memoir. I write memoir to prime my writing pump. I write memoir to allow my writer’s voice to rise to the surface. I write memoir to connect with the author within myself. A few years ago, I coined the…
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6 Words: Memoir Challenge – Exercise 2 – Write to Beat Writer’s Block
Ok. Yesterday, you should have listed 6 concrete words that signify yourself in some way. Today, we have a short writing exercise. 6 Words: Memoir Challenge – Exercise 2: For each of the 6 words that you listed, write one simple paragraph to express the way the word is significant to you. Write is an…
Memoir Writing Is Perfect for the Elderly
In the above photographs, you see my mom. In the sepia-toned photo, you see my mom when she was about 20. That would have been 75 years ago. In the lower image, you see my mom now — sitting. knitting, watching the time pass and marking her days. That photograph was taken a few days…
Should Picture Book Writers Write Memoir? YES!
Every Writer Should Also Write Memoir. News Flash: The Donkey’s Song stemmed from my memoir writing. That Donkey is me! For today’s Memoir Mondays assignment, I want people to draw a map of their childhood neighborhoods. If you study my map closely, you can see that my childhood home was within walking distance of the foundation…