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How I Wrote My Memoir and Lost My Memories
Memoir

How I Wrote My Memoir and Lost My Memories

Oct 28, 2021
Laura Davis: On the Story That Begged To Be Told
Interviews

Laura Davis: On the Story That Begged To Be Told

Oct 18, 2021
Bobby and Cheryl Love: On the Power of Telling Your Own Story
Interviews

Bobby and Cheryl Love: On the Power of Telling Your Own Story

Oct 5, 2021
3 Tips for Writing a Memoir Everyone Wants to Read
Memoir

3 Tips for Writing a Memoir Everyone Wants to Read

Sep 15, 2021
About Us: How to Handle Your Story That Involves Other People
Writing Advice

About Us: How to Handle Your Story That Involves Other People

Jul 28, 2021
5-Minute Memoir: Anonymous Fame
Write Better Nonfiction

5-Minute Memoir: Anonymous Fame

Jul 21, 2021
Marilyn Peterson Haus: On Battling Feelings of Disloyalty When Writing Memoir
Interviews

Marilyn Peterson Haus: On Battling Feelings of Disloyalty When Writing Memoir

Jun 6, 2021
Brian Broome: On Letting Other Genres Inspire You
Interviews

Brian Broome: On Letting Other Genres Inspire You

May 22, 2021
How to Approach Friends and Family About Your Memoir
Memoir

How to Approach Friends and Family About Your Memoir

May 11, 2021
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Interviews

Negative Space: An Interview With Lilly Dancyger

May 1, 2021
Writer's Digest March/April 2021 Cover featuring Carmen Maria Machado
From the Magazine

Writer's Digest March/April 2021 Issue Reveal

Mar 6, 2021
Dinty W. Moore: Poking Fun at Hell and Dante's Inferno
Interviews

Dinty W. Moore: Poking Fun at Hell and Dante's Inferno

Mar 2, 2021
Arisa White: Putting the Pieces Together
Interviews

Arisa White: Putting the Pieces Together

Mar 1, 2021
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Writing Techniques

When a Memoir Is a Novel: The Thin Line Between Fabricated Fact and Real Fiction

Sep 29, 2020
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Interviews

Lee Gutkind: The Godfather Behind Creative Nonfiction Takes on Memoir for the First Time

Sep 29, 2020
villains in memoir
Memoir

Your Own Worst Enemy: Writing Villains in Memoir

Jan 31, 2020
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Writing Techniques

10 Ways To Hook Your Reader (and Reel Them in for Good)

Aug 9, 2016
7 Tips for Writing About Trauma
Memoir

7 Tips For Writing About Trauma

Jun 16, 2015
6 Tips for Writing About Music
Writing Techniques

6 Tips for Writing About Music

Mar 24, 2014
When Is Lying in Memoir Acceptable? 3 Key Issues
Craft & Technique

When Is Lying in Memoir Acceptable? 3 Key Issues

May 31, 2011
A Hook for Every Book
How to Improve Writing Skills

A Hook for Every Book

Nov 9, 2010
The Market for Memoirs
How to Publish a Book, Get Published

The Market for Memoirs

Oct 5, 2010
How to Write a Travel Memoir
Travel Books

How to Write a Travel Memoir

Sep 9, 2010
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Craft & Technique

Make the Most of Your Memory: 10 Tips for Writing About Your Life

Aug 30, 2010