I’m thinking it’s time for some brutal truth, but don’t fear– there will be lots of encouraging ideas toward the end.
How many of us, when telling someone the story of a life-changing challenge, have been told, “You should write …
memoir
Memoir: Mem-oir, or ME-moir?
blogger: Cynthia Ruchti
Memoir: Mem-oir, or ME-moir?
How do you pronounce memoir, anyway?
It’s not a question of how to pronounce the word, although many of us do wonder. Is it MEHM-wah or mehm-WAH or MEHM-wahr?
None of the …
Genre Confusion: Memoir vs. Nonfiction Narrative
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
I regularly hear writers, agents and even editors misidentify what they are talking about when the discussion turns to narrative nonfiction and memoir.
The word memoir has developed cache in today’s market, which has resulted in …
A Complicated Genre– Telling Your Own Story
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Last week at Mount Hermon Christian Writer’s Conference I was surprised by the number of writers who came with their own story– either memoir or narrative nonfiction. At meal after meal someone at the table would invariably …
Let Me Tell You About My Memories
Blogger: Michelle Ule
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
I’ve always loved memoirs. I’m interested in the personal, how and why people do things, and so a memoir provides me an opportunity to examine the writer’s life …
The X Factor
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Central California Office of Books and Such
The X-factor is that indefinable “something” that denotes star quality. In books it’s the something that makes a project an exception that overcomes all our naysaying and all our …
Mid-course Writerly Slump
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I mentioned yesterday, the course of a writing career doesn’t always run smoothly, and knowing how to ride the waves is a contribution an agent can …
Writing for poodle owners with ’67 Mustangs?
Blogger: Rachel Zurakowski
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
As I’m reading proposals, so often I see really great writing, but the project has little hope of publication because the audience is so small. Here are some …
Tell Me, What’s the Buzz?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such Main Office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
In my continuing report to you on BEA, next up is Editor Buzz, which like the CEO round table, occurs before the convention officially opens. Each of …