Tag: tips
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Answers to Frequently asked questions about “How to write a memoir”
As our days slip into the past, we toss the memories into the storage bins of mind where they grow dusty and tangled. As we look back on them in their disorganized state, naturally they look unkempt. In raw form, memories are merely a conglomeration, not a story. When someone tells you about any event,…
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Philadelphia Push To Publish, Lessons in Courage from a Writing Conference
Funderburg went on to read a passage from her recently published memoir, which I have not yet had an opportunity to read, called “Pig Candy: Taking My Father South, Taking My Father Home: A Memoir.” It’s about discovering her relationship with her father while he was dying of cancer. The passage was rich in imagery,…
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Too many secrets hide my spark
by Jerry Waxler, author of Memoir Revolution: Write Your Story, Change the World When I was 12 years old, I used to sneak out by myself and set fire to autumn leaves. The excitement of the flames blinded me to the danger. Fortunately I never did any damage and was never caught, but now I…
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