Here’s a fairly simple Writing Exercise for memoir or autobiographical writing: What is your most prominent or earliest memory? After you describe this, laying out the settings and people, analyze why you think this memory sticks out to you. For an example, this is one of my most vivid childhood memories involving a loving and […]
My sister and I were talking about a burn accident when we heard her 4-year-old say, “I’m supposed to call 911 if someone is burned.” Surprised but wanting to make sure he was prepared for future emergencies, I asked, “Do you call 911 if I am bleeding?” “Yes or you might go to sleep and […]
“The real artist with no tear in his eye and no sadness in his heart puts the pages in the fire and does it again.” Harry Crews An accomplished writer with experience writing for print catalogs, online magazines and community journalism, including a solid background writing for the web. I am a Francophile and content/marketer […]