The Trauma Memoir: Forging Art From Adversity
How writing about trauma can benefit us — both emotionally and physically.
writer’s voice
“You Should Write a Book About Your Job!”
Your office horror stories leave your family aghast and your friends in stitches. Everyone says you should write a book about it. Are they crazy, or should you give it a shot?
On Writing and Revelation
Writing is lonely, difficult work, and on top of that, anyone who wants to master the craft of writing fiction has to self-reveal. This surprises people. Many novelists believe that they need only lose themselves in a character, but the truth is that a writer of fiction needs to dig deep in order to feel …