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Tag Archives: memoir
Character Emotions — Part One
In the writer’s workshop I conducted this past spring, we spent some time discussing ways to portray the emotions of our characters. It seemed evident, to me anyway, that too many of the participating writers were satisfied with static statements … Continue reading
Posted in Historical writing, Memoir, novel writing, Writing
Tagged character development, emotion, Fiction, memoir, reality, sensory, Writing
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Edit your writing; don’t edit your life
Most of us have had moments in our lives when something bad happened. The scale of “bad” is incredibly broad. It stretches from forgettable to life-changing and covers a staggering array of situations, actions, reactions, and consequences. For memoir writers, … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Uncategorized, Writing
Tagged bad memories, edit, editing, guilt, hard truth, hero, heroine, memoir, regret, sin, storytelling, truth, what others think
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Write *Something* Every Day
Writers write. It’s as simple as that. Good writers tend to write a lot. That’s a big part of how they became “good” writers. If you aspire to become a writer, or if you’re already a writer and you want … Continue reading
Posted in editing, Historical writing, Memoir, novel writing, Writing
Tagged editing, excuses, grandparents, journaling, kids, literature, magnum opus, memoir, Mother's Day Out, no inspiration, no place to write, no time, no workspace, Starbucks, the muse, Writing, writing habbit
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An Afternoon With The Cracker Queen
I spent my allotted writing time yesterday with the incomparable Lauretta Hannon, who is truly a genuine voice in these often phony times. I don’t regret it for a second. I’d heard of her, of course, because of her bestselling book, The … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Writing
Tagged bestselling memoir, Cracker Queen, enabler, honesty, humorist, instructor, Lauretta Hannon, lecturer, memoir, NPR, Southern writer, storytellling, truth
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Aw geez, another textbook?
Another textbook? Yeah. Another one. And one that makes me pretty damned proud. I spend a great deal of time with folks my age and older, and the one thing many of us have in common is the desire to leave … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Writing
Tagged grandkids, kids, life story, memoir, publish, storytelling, truth
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Audio memoir–Part four
We’ve reached the final installment of the audio memoir topic of recording gear. If you’re not satisfied with basic, entry-level audio for your recorded memoir, you’re in good company. What, after all, is the point of putting in all the time … Continue reading
How to drive readers away. Cover fails…
Good covers help sell books; bad ones almost never do. I say “almost” because you might find a cover so utterly awful, amateurish or dumb that you’re tempted to buy it to see if the writing is just as bad. This is like hitting your head … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Writing
Tagged bad cover, bigfoot, book cover, design, ebook, fonts, gummy bears, memoir, novel, photos, typeface, ZZ Top
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