Washing The Elephant
“Writing a book is like washing an elephant. There’s no good place to begin or end and it’s hard to keep track of what you’ve already covered.” – Unknown I’ve
June 3, 2011
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Do you (book) journal?
They’re fancy talkers about themselves, writers. If I had to give young writers advice, I would say don’t listen to writers talk about writing or themselves. – Lillian Hellman When
February 1, 2010
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Deadlines
Over the summer, I compiled a “To Do” list of 76 items to revise on the memoir I’ve been writing for the past few years. I’d hired a freelance editor
November 2, 2009
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One True Sentence
I’ve been revising the memoir about my father. Some days go better than others. On a not so good day last week, a friend reminded me of this Hemingway bit
August 2, 2009
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Leap!
“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how . . . . We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap
April 8, 2008
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Leap!
“Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how . . . . We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap
April 8, 2008
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Family Ties
“The one thing all nations share is the fear that a member of the family will want to be an artist.” – Robert Frost My family’s fears have come true.
March 8, 2008
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Yakety Yak
“James Blish told me I had the worst case of ‘said bookism’ (that is, using every word except said to indicate dialogue). He told me to limit the verbs to
September 2, 2007
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Say What You Mean and Mean What You Say
“The important thing [in writing memoir], is not the life, but the meaning extracted from it.” – Ellen Boneparth Hi Writers: I haven’t yet figured out the true secret of
May 3, 2007
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Memoir Week at Slate.com
In a fit of pure procrastination, I surfed over to Slate.com and saw that they’re featuring information on memoirs this week. Their critics are reviewing memoirs and memoirists and discussing
March 30, 2007
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