Memoir

5 memoir writing prompts to Mine Recocurring Memories

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5 Memoir Writing Prompts for Recurring Memories Mine Those Images and thougts: they are sources of unresoved and unrealized potential (A GOLD MINE) Why certain memories return, how writing … Read more

Writing Vivid Scenes or The Suggestion of a Scene

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The Suggestion of a Scene is an alternative to a long-developed scene.

Writing Vivid Scenes or The Suggestion of a Scene What a brief passage from The Great Gatsby can teach writers about movement, atmosphere, memory, and meaning through a few … Read more

How to Write Dinner Table Scenes

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Amp up the tension when writing dinner table scenes

How to Write Dinner Table Scenes That Reveal Power and Conflict Want to concentrate tension, characterization, interpersonal conflict, drop some bombshells, or start a mystery? Set the table. The … Read more

Write a Memoir: You Donā€™t Need To Have Your Life Figured Out

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You don't have to know what it all means to write a memoir

Write a Memoir Now You Don’t Have to Have Your Life Figured Out (And Why It’s Better if You Don’t) The Question That Stops Almost Everyone Nearly every writer … Read more

Publishing in Anthologies: 7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Career

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why you should publish personal essays

Publishiing in Anthologies: 7 Ways to Boost Your Writing Career Authors write books, but books are only part of a professional writing life.For many writers, a book project takes … Read more