Writing Practice

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

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

What Makes a Great Memoir

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Memoirs in a pile that deserve to be talked about

What Makes a Great Memoir: Craft Lessons from the Books Readers Can’t Stop Recommending What makes a great memoir?Not fame.Not shock value.And not even an extraordinary life. The memoirs … Read more