Category: Writing Workshop
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Writing Conference: Tip for Memoirists – Use fiction to tell truth
by Jerry Waxler The Greater Lehigh Valley Writers Group (www.glvwg.org) held its annual meeting April 27-28, 2007, and I found all sorts of valuable writing insights, that I want to share with memoir writers. First, I went to an all day workshop presented by Regina McBride, author of several novels, including her most recent, The…
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One reason it feels good to write your memoir
by Jerry Waxler Yesterday, I was thinking about what benefit Frank McCourt achieved by writing Angela’s Ashes. Of course by publishing it he received world wide acclaim and lots of money, but I was thinking about the act of writing it. What was he after? Then I remembered his detailed descriptions of…
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Memories, past, present, and future
The first time I heard the concept of making memories was years ago, in Victoria Island in British Columbia staying at a Bed and Breakfast run by a retired couple. The sun was shining brightly through picture windows that opened down a hill towards the docked boats in the harbor.
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