http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog Hundreds of Essays and Interviews to Help You Read and Write Memoirs Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:39:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2006-2007 jerrywaxler@yahoo.com (Jerry Waxler) jerrywaxler@yahoo.com (Jerry Waxler) Self-help 1440 http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/LearnMemoirCoverFront-small.jpg http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog 144 144 Reading and writing memoirs. Record the Stories of Your Life, tips, how-to, memoir book reviews, by Jerry Waxler memoir, writers, self-help, book-reviews, essays Jerry Waxler Jerry Waxler jerrywaxler@yahoo.com no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/#comments Wed, 26 Mar 2008 10:57:54 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/john-robisons-aspergers-gave-me-permission-to-write-about-myself/feed/ 9 0:00:01 When I first saw John Robison's memoir, "Look me in the eye" I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, the subtitle "My Life with Asperger's" provided a clue about the book's topic. On the other hand, I was afraid that the label would narrow the scope [...] When I first saw John Robison's memoir, "Look me in the eye" I had mixed feelings. On the one hand, the subtitle "My Life with Asperger's" provided a clue about the book's topic. On the other hand, I was afraid that the label would narrow the scope of the story to just one dimension. I realize how far off the mark my first impressions were. John Robison uses the label Asperger's not to shrink his worldview but to expand it. And even better, his label has helped me understand some things about myself. Jerry Waxler no no http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/how-does-john-robison-end-his-memoir-of-lifelong-learning/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/how-does-john-robison-end-his-memoir-of-lifelong-learning/#comments Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:39:47 +0000 jerrywaxler http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/how-does-john-robison-end-his-memoir-of-lifelong-learning/ http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/how-does-john-robison-end-his-memoir-of-lifelong-learning/feed/ 9 0:00:01 Homecoming "Ends" a Lifelong Journey Reading a bestselling memoir, I find out how to use the ancient "return home" structure to understand a lifetime. Jerry Waxler no no