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Heart of the Story

I step onto the trail. The snow has blown in and erased my path with drifts.  I know the path well.  Looking ahead of me I can tell which tree branch I usually duck under and which one always hits my… more →

Writing Life Stories

Unease in the Desert — 6 comments

lucewriter wrote 14 hours ago: This is something which happened to me last spring.  I think it shows a little bit about what life i … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Photographs, Writing prompt, arizona, cat communication, Phoenix Arizona

Happy Times vs. The Power of Shame, Part Two

Ken Lutes wrote 21 hours ago: I walked home in the middle of the night, through a “less than desirable neighborhood” before arrivi … more →

Tags: Why We Write, my memoir, Security Bound, memoir, Abuse, Security, memoirist, Creative Non-Fiction, writer

Happy Times vs. The Power of Shame, Part One — 10 comments

Ken Lutes wrote 3 days ago: Two of the central themes of my personal story are abandonment and abuse, where a sense of shame aro … more →

Tags: memoir, my memoir, Philosophy of Writing, Security Bound, Why We Write, abandonment, Abuse, Alcoholics, Alcoholism

Lake Property, Or Mining the Junkyard — 7 comments

lucewriter wrote 1 week ago: Here’s another one I posted in December. If you haven’t read it, I hope you enjoy it . # … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Writing prompt, old photographs, writing, nonfiction, Michigan, Story, Family memories

How to Take the Whine out of Your Memoir

writecity wrote 1 week ago: I’ve heard more than a few first-time memoir writers say: “I just feel like I’m whining about my pas … more →

Tags: audience, Creative Process, Editing, Voice, writing tips, Writing Tips, writing your memoir, Writing Your First Book, Writing / Voice

Grandma and the Purple People Eaters: Re-Post — 1 comment

lucewriter wrote 1 week ago: This week I need to take a little blog rest so I can focus on my other writing. In case you weren … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Bobbsey Twins, Family, Family memories, Family Photos, Grandma, Michigan, purple people eaters!

What About the Little Things in Life? Part 2 — 12 comments

lucewriter wrote 2 weeks ago: On Monday I wrote about an essay in Telling True Stories by Walt Harrington called “Details Ma … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Memoir writing theory, arizona, Art, Book writing, Ceramic Art, ceramics, Characterization

What About the Little Things in Life? — 14 comments

lucewriter wrote 2 weeks ago: In Telling True Stories, I read a short piece by Walt Harrington called “Details Matter. … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Memoir writing theory, arizona, Book writing, Characterization, Creative Writing, nonfiction, writing

From Memoir - It Began With War

Valerie Romande wrote 2 weeks ago: “All manners to terminate us had failed.   And the truth ripped the family apart, divided two sister … more →

Tags: excerpts from memoir, valerie romande, memoir, Suicide, suicidal thoughts, Depression, anxiety, Valerie Romande Memoir, Hold On To Feeling Good

My Projects

Valerie Romande wrote 2 weeks ago: MEMOIR (In development) Hold On To Feeling Good: My Half-Assed Memoir Hold Onto Feeling Good: My Hal … more →

Tags: projects, valerie romande, memoir, screenplay, Depression, anxiety, Screenwriting, Valerie Romande Memoir, Feeling Good

Performing My Life: Writing Memoir — 13 comments

lucewriter wrote 3 weeks ago: Now that I’m writing a memoir of my life, I have to admit that sometimes as I write I feel tha … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Memoir writing theory, Book writing, Creative Writing, Sylvia Plath, Victor Turner, writer, writing

I agree with Rachel Cusk who said… — 3 comments

sandradan1 wrote 3 weeks ago: [photo: http://www.guardian.co.uk“It takes a particular kind of courage to write memoir. All writing … more →

Tags: on writing, Book Review, writing, Books, Literature, book, Sandra Danby, Creative Writing, Novel

The List You Need to Write a Memoir — 38 comments

lucewriter wrote 4 weeks ago: I started working on my memoir an embarrassingly long time ago. When I started I thought I knew what … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Memoir writing theory, writer, writing, nonfiction, Book writing, Writing Tips, Memory

Working With Memory, the Writer's, that is.... — 9 comments

ccyager wrote 1 month ago: Writing a memoir involves working with one’s memory, as well as other people’s, if neces … more →

Tags: writing, Research, nonfiction, inspirations, memoir, The Loft Literary Center, Cheri Register, working with memory, Learning

The Next Big Thing: what I'm working on — 16 comments

Mandy Len wrote 1 month ago: One whole month ago—honestly, we’re probably closing in on six weeks at this point—my friend (and ta … more →

Tags: Genre, What We Talk About When We Talk About Love, Love Stories, Narrative, Writing about writing, the love story project, The Next Big Thing, Melting Glaciers, Answering questions

Memoir Gaps: Filling in the Blanks — 19 comments

lucewriter wrote 1 month ago: I have always carried a lot of clear and strong memories with me, especially from my childhood. But … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Memoir writing theory, Writing prompt, writing, nonfiction, Family memories, Memory, Characterization

Why They're Called First Drafts

Denis Ledoux wrote 2 months ago: Nothing can rightly be called a first unless there is a second. First grade implies second grade; fi … more →

Tags: improving your writing, how to write memoirs, Improving my memoir, First Drafts, Writing a better memoir

"Your Story is Not New": On attending a memoir retreat — 76 comments

Mandy Len wrote 2 months ago: “The amazing thing about a memoir retreat,” I said to my friend Claire yesterday. “—is that th … more →

Tags: Genre, Narrative, Writing about writing, telling stories, Cheryl Strayed, Theo Pauline Nestor, Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat, Sleeping Lady Resort

A New Look at Boredom . . . Sort Of — 15 comments

lucewriter wrote 2 months ago: Or Investigations into Developing My Own Characterization, Part III I’m still on this HSP kick … more →

Tags: Creative Nonfiction, memoir, Research and prep for writing, nonfiction, Memory, Characterization, highly sensitive person, Extraversion and introversion, Myers-Briggs Type Indicator


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