A story revealed through census records
Ancestry let me know the other day that I had some documents to review and add to my tree. A …
Tag Archives: memoir
The next wave of memoir
Photo Credit: Bosc d’Anjou Flickr via Compfight cc In all the years I’ve taught memoir at The Loft, at times …
Generating ideas for memoir
Photo Credit: MarkGregory007 Flickr via Compfight cc I’m teaching a generative memoir workshop at The Loft Literary Center on Saturday …
The inaugural memoir/yoga workshop
Just look at this space. It was perfect for writing and yoga. I spent the weekend of Sept. 28-30 here, …
Why I write, Part I
I saw memoirist extraordinaire Patricia Hampl on Sept. 28 at Drury Lane Books in Grand Marais. How lucky for me …
Memoir and yoga workshop, Grand Marais, Minnesota, Sept. 28-30
Lake Superior at Grand Marais, Minnesota. Photo by author. I am thrilled to be teaching at the Grand Marais Art …
I <3 book clubs!
View this post on Instagram 🖤NEWS🖤 We are pleased to announce the relaunch of the #bloodmilkbookclub ! But first- some …
Ek….what? Writing about art in nonfiction
In my MASS436 Specialized Writing class at MSU-Mankato on Monday, I introduced students to ekphrasis — writing about art. We …
3-Act structure for nonfiction (Part II)
A good narrative twists and turns, and something changes from beginning to end. Photo Credit: daveynin Flickr via Compfight cc …
3-Act structure for nonfiction (Part I)
How the 3-act structure looks for fiction (taken from https://www.nownovel.com/blog/three-act-formula-novels/). The 3-act structure is a common form for storytelling. Movies and …
