James Frey became a household name. His book Bright Shiny Morning, released after the scandal, was a bestseller. His lie only seemed to make him more popular. I can understand how a reader would feel betrayed.
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5. Prime the Pump of Your Memory
I wrote about the Memory List in Lesson 2 of this series. The Memory List is the most easily accessible tool to compile and then use. Following close in utility as a memory jog is the process of writing itself. Writing will help you remember more and more! Like water flowing from a hand pump […]
The Photo Scribe’s Memory Binder – PDF
85+ pages, exercises, instructions & forms
The Lifewriter’s Memory Binder – PDF
85 + pages, exercises, instructions & forms This is the workbook I’d turn to whenever I felt stuck. It’s chock full of stimulating exercises. Jerry Gonyo, memoir writer
How to go Beyond Writing Prompts
The problem with writing prompts is they lead to stories that can so easily miss the energy of a life—your life. They are dams that hold back lifestories from overflowing into the present, stimulating cues that don’t force you to consider what happened at those moments that no assigned prompt will detect. An invaluable aid […]
Get More Info From Your Photos–The small details for your memoir are in your photos
Look with new eyes to get more info from your photos “Where do I find more details for my memoir?” you ask. “I remember a lot and I’ve done my Memory List, but where are the small stuff I need to ground my memoir—and possibly provide new insights?”
When You Must Have The Photos You Don’t Have/How To Journal Without The Photos, Part II
The Memory List will suggest topics to write about, but what follows is additional tips you can use when you don’t have the photos.
Four Tips for Writing a Better Memoir
To write a better memoir, make use of the core memory list. The extended memory list does not make value judgments about the quality of your memories. The core memory list, however, distinguishes between two sorts of memories— the important from the unimportant.
Writing My Memoir: Zero to Seventeen
Writing My Memoir: Zero to Seventeen / Life Lessons in Story Writing My Memoir: Zero to Seventeen / Life Lessons in Story I took my concern about leaving a legacy of my grandchildren’s stories and wrote a book. My three grandchildren and I had collected a memory list based on completing the sentence “Do you […]