#memoir-writing

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www.themorningsun.com
3 months ago
Writing

New memoir says Roseanne Barr required her writing staff to wear numbered T-shirts to avoid her having to learn their names

The hardest writing assignment for Stan Zimmerman was writing his memoir, a process he completed alone with self-motivation and influence from his past works. [ more ]
www.theguardian.com
4 months ago
Writing

My Family and Other Rock Stars by Tiffany Murray review Freddie Mercury, David Bowie and my mum

Family memoirs need not be extraordinary, but captivating in voice, like Tiffany Murray's recounting her childhood with glee and pathos. [ more ]
The New Yorker
4 months ago
Writing

Japanese Breakfast at The New Yorker Festival

Writing a memoir requires radical compassion and perspective, leading to understanding and forgiveness.
Writing a book takes time and provides the needed distance for personal reflection and growth. [ more ]
news.harvard.edu
2 months ago
Writing

Stumbling through fog, disillusionment of 1970s Harvard Gazette

The article discusses Francine Prose's relationship with anti-war activist Tony J. Russo and how it influenced her memoir writing. [ more ]
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