I just discovered a site called Nieman Storyboard — great tips for nonfiction writers
writing tips
Lauren Winner: Seven Pithy Writing Tips From a Best-Selling Memoirist
Lauren Winner, author of the popular “Girl Meets God,” offers tips for writers.
The Writing Room: Writing Tips from Jasmin Darznik of “Good Daughter” Fame
Writing tips from Jasmin Darznik: “The big lie of memoir is that the story ends.” Read more.
Book Openers: Memoiring in the Mountains with the Bestselling Jasmin Darznik
I first met Jasmin Darznik back in 2006, and right away she presented a problem. We were in the same nonfiction writing workshop at Squaw Valley and I didn’t know what to say about her manuscript.
The Writing Room: My Book’s Almost Done, Sorta
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My computer monitor the day before my mother broke her hip and brought progress on my book to a halt for a year. Photo by Barbara Newhall[/caption]
My computer monitor the day before my mother broke her hip and brought progress on my book to a halt for a year. Photo by Barbara Newhall[/caption]
My book is close to done. I’ve been working on it for nigh on to 13 years now. Can’t imagine what it will feel like to have it done-ish. Read more.
The Writing Room: Write About My Aging Mother? I Don’t Think So . . .
Ten reasons why I’m finding it impossible to write about my 92-year-old mother, even though she’s all I can think about right now . . . .
Why I Can’t Write My Memoir — Not the Part About My Mom Anyway
Driving home the other day from just one of countless visits to my mom at the hospital, I had to ask myself , why aren’t I writing about her? Read more.