by Marilyn | May 27, 2015 | Memoir, Memoir Writing, Self Discovery, Uncategorized, Women's Memoir, writing process
One of the hallmarks of writing memoir is making sense of your life experiences. The very act of looking back and seeing how seemingly disparate events are connected by deeper themes leads not only to insight and wisdom but also to self-compassion. Writing...
by Marilyn | Apr 27, 2015 | Emotional Truth, Memoir Writing, Readers, Universal Truth
This past weekend, while writing a segment in my memoir about my son in the context of my larger family history, I felt a stirring in my chest, i.e., in my heart chakra. As I wrote, the stirring became a swirl that expanded through my chest cavity. When this energetic...
by Marilyn | Apr 1, 2015 | craft, Memoir Writing, Transformational Arc, Women's Memoir
One of the questions I get asked often by women writers, whether they’re writing short memoir stories or a book-length memoir, is How do I know where my story begins, and how do I know where it ends? It’s an excellent question because when we write...
