Do you want to know what constitutes effective creative nonfiction? Here’s a great list
A must-read for anyone writing creative nonfiction.
Category Archives: Writing
5 things I learned about writing from Alison Bechdel’s Fun Home
I consider Fun Home to be the perfect memoir.
The 10 Stages of an Essay
My essays go through 10 stages on their way toward completion.
What’s making me happy this week (May 10)
One thing is making me happy this week, but it’s a big thing.
Music vs. Lyrics: The Great Debate
I have a theory. Does it apply to you?
Book review: THE BROTHERS
My review of THE BROTHERS: THE ROAD TO AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY
Don’t remember? No problem!
If you want to write memoir but don’t remember specific details of events, that’s OK. Here’s one way to address the issue.
What’s making me happy this week (April 10)
My three favorite things this week come from the AWP Conference, held in Minneapolis April 8-11.
For International Women’s Day: Anais Nin, 1974
“She will be a woman in harmony with her own strength, not necessarily called masculine, or eccentric, or something unnatural.” In honor of International Women’s Day, please enjoy this passage from Anais Nin.
3 things making me happy (Feb. 20). Sad, yes, but also beautiful.
Three sad things are making me happy this week. If you think that’s not possible, read on.
If You Have Five Seconds to Spare 