“Drafting is just one stage of a writing project: there’s a time to create characters, a time to edit, a time to work on plot problems… You can have a productive day without writing a word.”
“All memoirs have to move from some kind of diary-version, which is really for your own self, to being a public version which acknowledges the universal.” Kate Holden spoke to us on writing memoir.
We chatted to author and writer Meera Atkinson, ahead of her online course Writing Trauma, about the process of writing, memory and the ethical obligations around writing in this complex genre.
We spoke to best-selling author Patti Miller, ahead of her online course, Writing Memoir – Advanced, about what attracts her to the genre, the pitfalls that can trap memoir writers, and her favourite pieces of writing.
We spoke with experienced writer and teacher Barbara Brooks about the craft of writing memoir.
We spoke with bestselling author Amanda Hampson about the skills needed to write a good memoir, ahead of her course, Memoir Made Simple at Writing NSW.
We interviewed author, editor and mentor Lee Kofman ahead of her upcoming course, Writing the Self in Creative Non-fiction.
We interviewed esteemed memoirist and mentor Barbara Brooks ahead of her multi-week course at Writing NSW, Memoir and Memories.
We had a chat to author Kate Holden about writing memoir ahead of her course this Saturday 9 March at Writing NSW, Breathing on the Mirror: Writing Memoir.
