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Emma's Angle

Too Young to Write a Memoir? (BREVITY BLOG)

 febos, karr, memoir Emma Moriarty

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

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book inc Bulletin

Q&A with Memoirist Shanda McManus

 memoir, publishing Shanda McManus

How do you hold joy and grief on the same page? Shanda McManus answers that and more in our latest Q&A; read it now and register for her June 24 book talk in Fair Haven.

June 11, 2026

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The Inside Scoop

Endorsing My Hybrid Publishing Path

 hybrid publishing, memoir, publishing Elizabeth Jannuzzi

book inc program director Elizabeth Jannuzzi lets go of her need to explain hybrid publishing and simply celebrates that her memoir will be in bookstores in July.

February 19, 2026

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Ask Tina

Ask Tina: How to Hook Your Reader from Page One

 Ask Tina, memoir, opening pages Tina Goodyear

Ask Tina shares six techniques for crafting a first page that hooks readers and sets the tone for the entire book.

January 08, 2026

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Emma's Angle

Writing Emotion in Memoir

 memoir, show don't tell Emma Moriarty

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.

December 05, 2025

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The Inside Scoop

Small Town, Big Secrets: A Memoirist’s Dilemma

 book launch, Melissa Febos, memoir Elizabeth Jannuzzi

Debut memoirist Liz Jannuzzi confronts the fear of sharing her vulnerable addiction story, drawing courage from Melissa Febos's blunt advice to prioritize her mission over others' judgment.

October 09, 2025

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The Inside Scoop

The Memoir Deadline Is Near

 memoir, writing deadline Elizabeth Jannuzzi

Memoirist Elizabeth Jannuzzi discusses the last days of drafting her memoir before the Memoir Incubator's September deadline.

September 18, 2025

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Ask Tina

Ask Tina: How to Manage Multiple Writing Projects

 balancing multiple projects, memoir Tina Goodyear

Ask Tina offers advice to a writer struggling to prioritize multiple projects, advocating for trusting creative instincts over rigid organizational systems.

September 04, 2025

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The Inside Scoop

Memoir Cover Angst

 book cover designs, memoir Elizabeth Jannuzzi

book inc PAL Liz Jannuzzi learns the hard way that her memoir's cover deserves a full collaborative effort to get it right.

August 28, 2025

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book inc Bulletin

Are You Too Young to Teach Memoir? (BREVITY BLOG)

 memoir, teaching memoir Michele Cantos Garcia

In "Are You Too Young to Teach Memoir?" published on August 7 in "Brevity Blog," Michele Cantos Garcia shares how curiosity and witnessing others' stories makes youth an asset in teaching memoir.

August 14, 2025