Tag: writing-advice
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who would want to read about my life?
“I’d love to write about my life, but I don’t know if that would interest anybody.” “Who would want to read about my childhood / career / travels / divorce / etc?” When I lived in Brooklyn, one of my roommates taught math at City College. He taught the same class every semester: freshman-level calc.…
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how to write memoir without clear memories
“I want to write about my childhood, but I don’t remember all the details.” “How can I write my memoir if I don’t remember a lot of details about what happened?” I hear this a lot from my clients, and it’s a good question. How do you write about an event – and make it…
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the best writing tool
One of the best writing tools I have is this: Not writing. Let me explain: When I decided to write my first novel, I sublet my room in a crowded Brooklyn loft and moved to a barrier island in North Carolina for three months. Amazingly, my boss at the time gave me that time off,…
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how to start writing
“I want to write a book, but I don’t know where to start.” People tell me a lot, and I often feel excited when I hear it, because answering it is fun. As John Cage, the experimental composer, said, “Begin anywhere.” Literally. Just start writing. It can be the first page of Chapter 1, or…