Tag: Writing
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Beyond Kubler-Ross, memoir as a new language for grief
Her enhanced ability to express her feelings pulled her out of the darkness and opened her toward other people. Like a spelunker lost in a cave, she sensed that by following the fresh air offered by letter-writing, she might find her way back to the surface.
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These Memoirs Are Similar to Biographies
These creative decisions are determined both by the specific events of your life and by your goals in writing your memoir. By reviewing the wide range of possible structures offered by memoirs you read, you can open your imagination to the story that best expresses who you are and what story you want to share…
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Memoirs Connect Us by Sharing Our Hidden Worlds
I looked around the room. Everyone was relaxed. I realized that reading my story had not upset them or turned me into a pariah. Paradoxically instead of increasing my shame, sharing the story dispelled it.
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Interview with Venerable Memoir Teacher, Denis Ledoux Pt2
In my previous post, I ask Denis Ledoux questions about memoir writing and what it was like to have been a teacher so early, before the Memoir Revolution was even a glimmer on the horizon. In this post, I complete the interview, asking him questions about teaching teachers, about ethnic background in memoirs, and stories.
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What is the Theme of Your Memoir?
Finding the theme, a crucial requirement for a book you buy at the store, can seem ridiculously out of reach for the story you are attempting to understand about yourself. What do you mean, “What is the theme? It was my life!” Life has so many dimensions. Must you really limit your story to just…
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How to Start Writing Your Memoir
If you have ever wanted to shape your memories into stories, there has never been a better time. Thanks to the popularity of bestselling memoirs by ordinary people, many of us are wondering if we could record our past into a readable form. Before we start, though, two simple questions block the way.
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Memoir Revolution: What It Is and Where It’s Heading
To illustrate my observations, I provided specific examples from my growing shelf of memoirs. I soon realized I was writing a book about books. This turned out to be one of the biggest ideas of all. In our literate society, we learn so much about life from the writings that have been recorded before us.…
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How Much Childhood Should I Include in My Memoir?
Even if your childhood doesn’t have sufficient drama to make it a story in its own right, you may have a sense that it is part of your “story that must be told.” If you keep coming back to that period of your life as an important aspect of the character you need to portray…
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