Emma's Angle
book inc writer Emma Moriarty reflects on the tension between structure and content in memoir writing, and shares how her cohort is preparing to enter the reading rounds.
September 17, 2026 Journal
Emma's Angle
Memoir Incubator writer Emma Moriarty reflects on why reading fuels writing, and shares the books that have shaped the voice and structure of her memoir on grief and trauma.
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Emma's Angle
In "Too Young to Write a Memoir?," published June 17 in "The Brevity Blog," Memoir Incubator participant Emma Moriarty pushes back against the assumption that youth disqualifies someone from the genre...
June 18, 2026
Emma's Angle
book inc intern Emma Moriarty explores, through wilderness adventure and workshop wisdom, what it really means to give feedback that helps writers grow.
May 28, 2026
Emma's Angle
book inc intern Emma Moriarty explores, with science and personal experience, how nature and movement can unlock creativity.
April 23, 2026
Emma's Angle
book inc intern Emma Moriarty explores why fuzzy memories don't have to stop you from writing memoir, and how misremembering can actually strengthen your work.
March 26, 2026
Emma's Angle
In her new column, Emma's Angle, book inc intern Emma Moriarty challenges the brutal "kill your darlings" advice and shares how keeping a "Lost Darlings" document can transform your discarded writing ...
January 22, 2026
Emma's Angle
Emma Moriarty, book inc's intern and a creative nonfiction writer, shares how Joan Didion's approach to grief taught her to ground emotion in scene rather than explanation.
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