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Don’t remember? No problem!

April 15, 2015

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.

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Guess who’s writing a memoir? (2/19/2015 edition)

February 19, 2015

More celebrity memoir. I had a very bad experience with the last celebrity memoir I tried to read. This trend is an affront to talented writers everywhere.

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Two opportunities to take a memoir class from me!

January 25, 2015

If you’ve always wanted to write a memoir, or have started one, consider taking one of my classes at The Loft this spring!

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One phrase you don’t need to write in memoir

January 9, 2015

Are you using these two simple words that only serve to create distance between you and the reader?

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7 books for the nonfiction writer on your holiday list

December 17, 2014

Seven must-read books for any nonfiction writer.

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So you want to write nonfiction. Don’t do this!

December 16, 2014

I’ve had the opportunity to read a lot of nonfiction lately. It’s been a great exercise in what works and …

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Repost: My review of Wild by Cheryl Strayed

December 3, 2014

NOTE: I published this post in September 2012. With Wild the movie about to hit theaters, I thought I would …

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That time of the year approaches…

October 18, 2014

What time of the year? Halloween? Thanksgiving? We are well beyond that, right? I’m sure many of you are thinking …

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Thank you, South Dakota!

October 10, 2014

I attended the South Dakota Festival of Books as a presenter two weeks ago, but only now have I 1) …

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One memoir I’m looking forward to reading

September 30, 2014

I recently saw this announcement on Publisher’s Marketplace: Memoir Mother of Dylan Klebold, one of Columbine High School shooters, Sue …

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