5 Tips for Writing a Memoir About Trauma
Trauma creates chaos, while writing brings new order, imposing a beginning, middle, and an end. Here are some key suggestions for how to approach writing a memoir about trauma.
The Trauma Memoir: Forging Art From Adversity
How writing about trauma can benefit us — both emotionally and physically.
How to Finish Writing Your Book
Shifting the way you think about your book goals can help you get to the end more easily.
Are You Ready to Write That Nonfiction Book?
A simple-sounding "10-5-1" plan can help you finally get started on that nonfiction book you've been thinking of writing.
Fiction, Memoir, and the Machine of Story
If you're finding that your narrative's energy is flagging, try pinpointing your protagonist's defining characteristic. Here's how that can help your story.
Tricks of the Editing Trade: Word, Track Changes, and the Master Document
Deliver your document to your editor in Word, use Track Changes, and maintain one master document to save time and money.
Why Beta Reader Feedback Can Be Invaluable
Is your creative vision on your pages? Here's how you can find out.
9 Places to Write in LA That Aren't Coffee Shops
I have three requirements for an off-site writing perch. These nine picks meet all three.
Does a Book Idea Always Warrant a Book?
A question that comes up in every writing class I teach and with nearly every client, is this: Is every story worth telling? I say the answer is yes — with an asterisk.
How To Write Something True
No one is above being questioned about the accuracy of their work, and those who write nonfiction may be especially scrutinized.