What Lessons Can You Learn by Reading Memoirs
I don’t read memoirs for their literary power. Instead, I concentrate on their other benefits. The lessons I learn from each memoir can be organized in roughly three categories. Continue reading →
View ArticleMemoirs Popularize Important Psychology Lessons
After having had an experience of mental illness, or some other complex, unique experience, a memoir author must attend writing workshops, collaborates in critique groups, hire editors, swap...
View ArticleSix Psychology Lessons In This Memoir (continued)
The title could be construed as a double-entendre. Not only was Pruchno surrounded by the madness of trying to bring her daughter in line with social norms. She was also surrounded by the madness of a...
View ArticleWriting Your Messy Teen Memories Could Save the World
Her book is much more than the story of one couple trying to hold back the chaos that was enveloping their daughter. It is also the courageous attempt to share that situation with others. By sharing...
View ArticleThese Memoirs Are Similar to Biographies
These creative decisions are determined both by the specific events of your life and by your goals in writing your memoir. By reviewing the wide range of possible structures offered by memoirs you...
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