03/16/23 Inside the Book Revision Lab
In our 12-step recovery meetings, we often talk about our “toolkits.” You’ll hear things like: “That’s why I’m grateful that today I have a toolkit.” or “This time I brought my toolkit...
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02/23/23 Getting It Done
February brings to an end one of my favorite seasons—football season. Starting in late summer, my hopes start to build for my favorite team, the Philadelphia Eagles. I read notes about training camp...
02/16/23 Inside the Book Revision Lab
Here we go (again)! After completing the yearlong Memoir Incubator program in 2022, I’m now participating in the Book Revision Lab. On February 2, we had our first Zoom session. We met as a group—...
02/09/23 Room to Write
My fifth grader is that funny age between grammar school and middle school but he still lets me read to him every night. So, the other night as he wound down, I grabbed a book and went into his room, ...
01/05/23 Inside the Memoir Incubator
Well, folks, I’m almost at the end of my yearlong Memoir Incubator program. Tonight (January 5), we have one last feedback session for our Slot #3 writers. I’m excited to talk about my podmate’s...
12/01/22 Inside the Memoir Incubator
One time in a workshop while giving me feedback on one of my personal essays, my classmate said she didn’t believe me when I said my mother never came into my teenage bedroom.
11/14/22 Inside the Memoir Incubator
We’ve all heard of Writer’s Block, the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing. But have you heard of Revision Block? The condition of being unable to st...
10/20/22 Getting It Done
My youngest son's baby teeth stayed in his gums for several years after they were expected to fall out. They didn't even wiggle with nudging. His adult teeth hovered in his jaw above his primary teeth...
10/17/22 Guest Writer
After four years of working on my memoir, I (with the help of the Memoir Incubator!) finally finished my first draft. In the hopes of helping out my fellow writers, I’m sharing the top five mistakes...
10/10/22 Guest Writer
After four years of working on my memoir, I (with the help of the Memoir Incubator!) finally finished my first draft. In the hopes of helping out my fellow writers, I’m sharing the top five mistakes...
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