Memoir Mentor Text For Writers: ‘Giving Up The Ghost’
Memoir Mentor Text for Writers: Giving up the Ghost by Hilary Mantel (opens in new tab) Buy on Amazon Hilary Mantel’s “Giving Up the Ghost” beckons aspiring writers to … Read more
How to Write a Memoir
Memoir Mentor Text for Writers: “The Hare with Amber Eyes”
Memoir Master Text for Writers: “The Hare with Amber Eyes” Part of our Reading-as-a-Writer Series (opens in new tab) “The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance” by Edmund … Read more
Thinking on the Page in Personal Essays
Thinking on the Page: Navigating Beliefs in Flux When it comes to the personal essay, let’s make a case against the know-it-alls. Think, be honest, and try to entertain … Read more
Stem Sentences: Writing Exercises
Stem Sentences: Turn a Phrase into a Sentence and Keep Writing. Stem Sentences are partial sentences or phrases that serve as the starting point for your writing. They provide … Read more
Ten-Minute Freewrite: Your Creative Odyssey
The 10-Minute Freewrite: Your Creative Odyssey Welcome to the world of the 10-minute freewrite, where creativity and curiosity collide, giving birth to the most unexpected ideas. Imagine this: your … Read more
Better Writing Practice: Original Phrasing
Ignite Your Writing with Fresh Original Phrasing All artists study and practice. Flex your skills in fresh, original phrasing. Let’s take a journey through ten mundane sentences, followed by … Read more
Three Personal Essays About Existence For Writers
Three Personal Essays About Existence And the Act of Reading and Researching to Stimulate Novel Thinking “What the really great artists do is they’re entirely themselves. They’re entirely themselves, … Read more
Sentimentality in Writing
Embracing Earned Sentiments in Literature: Insight from Literary Masters-(and Me) Is Sentimentality in Writing Heartfelt or Hokey? Sentimentality in literature: it can make us reach for a tissue or … Read more
Writing Productivity Quiz
Writing Productivity Quiz: Get Unstuck by Capitalizing on your Strengths Take the Quiz(opens in new tab) What do you need to be a more productive writer? Why do some … Read more
Plot in Memoir
Architecture of Plot in Memoir The Plot propels the narrative forward, captivating readers along the way. Let’s explore the definition and structure of a plot in memoirs, and discuss … Read more