Writing Your Story: Autobio or Memoir?

Writing Your Story: Autobio or Memoir?

Writers draw on their life experiences in writing about their stories. What’s the difference between autobiography and memoir? Writing Tip for Today: IS there a difference? Let’s discuss. Story of Your Life I’ve met and worked with many writers who write about their own lives. Yet often, confusion about autobiography and memoir persists. In my […]

Writing Truth: Three Kinds

Writing Truth: Three Kinds

In my memoir classes we inevitably come to the subject of truth. Or TRUTH if you will. What is it in a memoir and what is the author’s responsibility?Writing Tip for Today: As I discuss with the students, memoirs seem to get more attention if there is a truth issue than any other aspect of […]

Larger-than-life

In my novel writing class tonight, we’ll be discussing Character and Point of View. Character studies are always fun, as you the writer get to create all these fun facts about someone who doesn’t really exist. Or do they? Many students come to class and say they are writing an autobiographical novel. If that’s you, […]