Articles related to "Memoir"
What is a Memoir?
The word memoir conjures up ideas of tales about exotic travel and overcoming personal tragedy but what is a memoir and does it really have to be exciting?
• what is a memoir • memoir origin • should i write a memoir • why write a memoir • memoir and autobiography
The word memoir conjures up ideas of tales about exotic travel and overcoming personal tragedy but what is a memoir and does it really have to be exciting?
• what is a memoir • memoir origin • should i write a memoir • why write a memoir • memoir and autobiography
Mis Lit: The Facts and Fictions
Misery memoirs have found a place on bestseller lists. However, doubts of authenticity and elements of prurience cast a shadow over the boom of this new genre.
• misery memoirs • the rise in misery memoirs • mis lit • inspirational lit • memoir writing
Misery memoirs have found a place on bestseller lists. However, doubts of authenticity and elements of prurience cast a shadow over the boom of this new genre.
• misery memoirs • the rise in misery memoirs • mis lit • inspirational lit • memoir writing
Researching Your Memoir
Despite being a personal account most memoirs designed for commercial publication will need some degree of research to be critically acclaimed or accepted.
• memoir research • sources of factual information • why research a memoir • medical memoir • family memoir
Despite being a personal account most memoirs designed for commercial publication will need some degree of research to be critically acclaimed or accepted.
• memoir research • sources of factual information • why research a memoir • medical memoir • family memoir
The Art of Memoir
Is memoir art? A look at this highly criticized genre of creative nonfiction--and how the writer of memoir can create work worthy of praise.
• memoir • memoir writing • how to write a memoir • memoirs • creative nonfiction
Is memoir art? A look at this highly criticized genre of creative nonfiction--and how the writer of memoir can create work worthy of praise.
• memoir • memoir writing • how to write a memoir • memoirs • creative nonfiction
Old Friend From Far Away
Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones, has written another sure-to-be-classic for people wanting to write a memoir, but who are not sure how to get started.
• memoir writing • how to write memoir • natalie goldberg • author of writing down the bones • learning to write memoir
Natalie Goldberg, author of Writing Down the Bones, has written another sure-to-be-classic for people wanting to write a memoir, but who are not sure how to get started.
• memoir writing • how to write memoir • natalie goldberg • author of writing down the bones • learning to write memoir
ADAPTATION, PART II: THE MAMBO KINGS, MEMOIRS OF AN INVISIBLE MAN
A look at THE MAMBO KINGS and MEMOIRS OF AN INIVISIBLE MAN, movies that were adaptations of two highly regarded novels.
• movies • reviews • the mambo kings • memoirs of an invisible man
A look at THE MAMBO KINGS and MEMOIRS OF AN INIVISIBLE MAN, movies that were adaptations of two highly regarded novels.
• movies • reviews • the mambo kings • memoirs of an invisible man
Memoirs of a Starchild
In a slight departure from the norm here at Science Fiction and Society, I'd like to share some of my experiences growing up with <i>Star Trek</i>. Find out how it affected my life and then share your own experiences in the discussion area as part of Mary Alward's Childhood Memories event.
• science fiction essays • science fiction and its effect on social developme • star trek • the next generation • deep space nine
In a slight departure from the norm here at Science Fiction and Society, I'd like to share some of my experiences growing up with <i>Star Trek</i>. Find out how it affected my life and then share your own experiences in the discussion area as part of Mary Alward's Childhood Memories event.
• science fiction essays • science fiction and its effect on social developme • star trek • the next generation • deep space nine
Hollywood Memoirs Not to Miss
Lauren Bacall, Carol Burnett, Sidney Sheldon and Buddy Ebsen all have fascinating stories to tell about their careers and their lives.
• memoir • hollywood • golden era • actor • actress
Lauren Bacall, Carol Burnett, Sidney Sheldon and Buddy Ebsen all have fascinating stories to tell about their careers and their lives.
• memoir • hollywood • golden era • actor • actress
Memoirs Booming in Book Industry
Due to the popularity of reality TV, memoirs are recent big sellers in the book industry. People are interested to read true stories while experts are pushing fiction.
• memoir writing • increased nonfiction sales • memoir popularity • reality tv influence on book industry • new york times top 10 list
Due to the popularity of reality TV, memoirs are recent big sellers in the book industry. People are interested to read true stories while experts are pushing fiction.
• memoir writing • increased nonfiction sales • memoir popularity • reality tv influence on book industry • new york times top 10 list
The New Trend of Fake Memoirs
Margaret Seltzer (aka Margaret A. Jones) is the author of the latest fake memoir. How did the publishing industry allow this happen?
• margaret seltzer • james frey • margaret jones • love and consequences • a million little pieces
Margaret Seltzer (aka Margaret A. Jones) is the author of the latest fake memoir. How did the publishing industry allow this happen?
• margaret seltzer • james frey • margaret jones • love and consequences • a million little pieces
A Memoir of Misfortune by Su Xiaokang
A review of Su's book in which the exiled member of China's crushed pro-democracy movement describes his and his family's struggles after the car accident that crippled his wife.
• su xiaokang • a memoir of misfortune • fu li • chinese exiles • exiles from china
A review of Su's book in which the exiled member of China's crushed pro-democracy movement describes his and his family's struggles after the car accident that crippled his wife.
• su xiaokang • a memoir of misfortune • fu li • chinese exiles • exiles from china
An Irish Catholic Memoir
Review of Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
• angela's ashes • frank mccourt • essay • book review • audrey mccrone
Review of Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt
• angela's ashes • frank mccourt • essay • book review • audrey mccrone
Analyzing the Memoir
David Layton discusses the form of the memoir, as well as his future literary plans.
• david layton • memoir • poetry
David Layton discusses the form of the memoir, as well as his future literary plans.
• david layton • memoir • poetry
Boxing the Kangaroo: A Reporter's Memoir by Robert J. Donovan
Robert Donovan's life and career chronicling five U.S. presidents.
• robert donovan • robert j. donovan • boxing the kangaroo • boxing the kangaroo: a reporter's memoir • presidents
Robert Donovan's life and career chronicling five U.S. presidents.
• robert donovan • robert j. donovan • boxing the kangaroo • boxing the kangaroo: a reporter's memoir • presidents
FOOD AND LOATHING a memoir by Betsy Lerner
One woman's 20 year struggle with food issues, body image and depression.
• binge eating • depression • body image
One woman's 20 year struggle with food issues, body image and depression.
• binge eating • depression • body image
It's Like That: A Spiritual Memoir
Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmon's story of his Run-D.M.C. rapper persona and his altar ego.
• run d.m.c. • run dmc • reverend run • joseph simmons • joseph reverend run simmons
Joseph "Reverend Run" Simmon's story of his Run-D.M.C. rapper persona and his altar ego.
• run d.m.c. • run dmc • reverend run • joseph simmons • joseph reverend run simmons
Looking for a Fight: A Memoir by Lynn Snowden Picket
A review of Lynn Snowden Picket's intimate account of her life as a boxer.
• lynn snowden • lynn snowden picket • looking for a fight • looking for a fight: a memoir • boxing
A review of Lynn Snowden Picket's intimate account of her life as a boxer.
• lynn snowden • lynn snowden picket • looking for a fight • looking for a fight: a memoir • boxing
Memoir Tells of Depression, Coming of War
The memoir of a man who grew up in Kentucky during the Depression years, prior to World War II.
• musician • depression • poverty • adolescence • families
The memoir of a man who grew up in Kentucky during the Depression years, prior to World War II.
• musician • depression • poverty • adolescence • families
MEMOIR: KING OF THE HILL, THIS BOY'S LIFE
A look at KING OF THE HILL and THIS BOY'S LIFE, two memoirs put on film.
• movies • reviews • king of the hill • this boy's life
A look at KING OF THE HILL and THIS BOY'S LIFE, two memoirs put on film.
• movies • reviews • king of the hill • this boy's life
My Lucky Stars: A Hollywood Memoir by Shirley MacLaine
Actress/author Shirley MacLaine's tinseltown memories.
• shirley maclaine • my lucky stars: a hollywood memoir • my lucky stars • opinions • views
Actress/author Shirley MacLaine's tinseltown memories.
• shirley maclaine • my lucky stars: a hollywood memoir • my lucky stars • opinions • views
Old Devils & Personal Demons- EXPERIENCE:A MEMOIR
Kinglsey Amis and Martin Amis, father and son, are both Literary Prizewinners. After Kingsley died in 1995, and Martin Amis wrote <i>Experience</i> to deal with the Press head on regarding the betrayal of his father in <i> The Sunday Times </i>. Step right up, and read all about it.
• kinglsey amis • martin amis • literature • literary • family
Kinglsey Amis and Martin Amis, father and son, are both Literary Prizewinners. After Kingsley died in 1995, and Martin Amis wrote <i>Experience</i> to deal with the Press head on regarding the betrayal of his father in <i> The Sunday Times </i>. Step right up, and read all about it.
• kinglsey amis • martin amis • literature • literary • family
Best New Memoir
Whether your parents are aging or you are the senior of the family, this autobiography is both a guide and a cautionary tale about moving in with the kids.
• year magical thinking • joan didion • tuesdays with morrie • mitch albom • mothering mother
Whether your parents are aging or you are the senior of the family, this autobiography is both a guide and a cautionary tale about moving in with the kids.
• year magical thinking • joan didion • tuesdays with morrie • mitch albom • mothering mother
Book review.
A look at the great book Running Forward ~ Looking Back.
• book • running • lynn seely • review • memoirs
A look at the great book Running Forward ~ Looking Back.
• book • running • lynn seely • review • memoirs
Come Back: Mother Daughter Memoir
An honest and moving look at a teenage girl's fall into the wrong crowd and the moving transformation both mother and daughter experience in the end.
• come back • mother daughter memoir • target bookmarked • book club pick • mia fontaine
An honest and moving look at a teenage girl's fall into the wrong crowd and the moving transformation both mother and daughter experience in the end.
• come back • mother daughter memoir • target bookmarked • book club pick • mia fontaine
How to End a Memoir
At the end of a memoir how can a writer give a satisfying ending that is neither weak nor contrived?
• how to end a book • finishing a memoir • finishing an autobiography • writing tips • a good last line
At the end of a memoir how can a writer give a satisfying ending that is neither weak nor contrived?
• how to end a book • finishing a memoir • finishing an autobiography • writing tips • a good last line
Journal-Keeping - A Passion for Posterity
Journal keeping is an intimate and wonderful way to preserve personal history, and a most wonderful legacy for your child(ren).
• journals • journals • journal • scrapbooks • memoirs
Journal keeping is an intimate and wonderful way to preserve personal history, and a most wonderful legacy for your child(ren).
• journals • journals • journal • scrapbooks • memoirs
Julie Andrews's Memoir Published
Julie Andrews, celebrated actress and singer, reveals stories about her childhood, early career, struggles and successes.
• julie andrews • a memoir of my early years • the sound of music • mary poppins • my fair lady
Julie Andrews, celebrated actress and singer, reveals stories about her childhood, early career, struggles and successes.
• julie andrews • a memoir of my early years • the sound of music • mary poppins • my fair lady
Memoir: Still Life With Chickens
Giving new meaning to the phrase "Chick Lit", Catherine Goldhammer has come up with a winner in this charming little memoir about new beginnings.
• catherine goldhammer • still life with chickens: starting over in a house • memoir • georgia review • ohio review
Giving new meaning to the phrase "Chick Lit", Catherine Goldhammer has come up with a winner in this charming little memoir about new beginnings.
• catherine goldhammer • still life with chickens: starting over in a house • memoir • georgia review • ohio review
New Book About "Geeks" Worthwhile Reading
A new study of two computer "geeks" proves compelling, while a book that claims to be funny just isn't, and a Southern novelist writes a memoir.
• geeks • computers • young men away from home • collection of humor • novelist's memoirs
A new study of two computer "geeks" proves compelling, while a book that claims to be funny just isn't, and a Southern novelist writes a memoir.
• geeks • computers • young men away from home • collection of humor • novelist's memoirs
The Return
For the Childhood Memories Event, a recollection of my mother's of Havana, Cuba.
• childhood • memories • memoirs • havana • cuba
For the Childhood Memories Event, a recollection of my mother's of Havana, Cuba.
• childhood • memories • memoirs • havana • cuba
A Short Bio of Irving Layton
A profile of poet Irving Layton.
• canadian • literature • irving layton • israel lazarovitch • david layton
A profile of poet Irving Layton.
• canadian • literature • irving layton • israel lazarovitch • david layton
Called to a Precarious Way of Life
A Catholic woman revisits the sisters who taught her, and sees them in a new light.
• sisters • nuns • convent • catholic • memoir
A Catholic woman revisits the sisters who taught her, and sees them in a new light.
• sisters • nuns • convent • catholic • memoir
David Layton's Life in Words
The first installment of an interview with David Layton, son of legendary poet Irving Layton.
• david layton • irving layton • memoir • poetry
The first installment of an interview with David Layton, son of legendary poet Irving Layton.
• david layton • irving layton • memoir • poetry
Elusive Butterfly
A memoir of loss, coming of age, and mental illness.
• depression • bipolar • amy hillgren peterson • elusive butterfly • memoir
A memoir of loss, coming of age, and mental illness.
• depression • bipolar • amy hillgren peterson • elusive butterfly • memoir
Helen Suzman: Beating Apartheid from Within
This article is a tribute to Helen Suzman, the most vocal and consistent opposition to apartheid from within the South African Parliamentary system.
• south africa • helen suzman • ruth first • nelson mandela • winnie mandela
This article is a tribute to Helen Suzman, the most vocal and consistent opposition to apartheid from within the South African Parliamentary system.
• south africa • helen suzman • ruth first • nelson mandela • winnie mandela
Honky by Dalton Conley
Dalton Conley's memoir serves up social commentary about growing up as a white boy in the inner city projects of New York.
• conley • dalton • memoir • honky • review
Dalton Conley's memoir serves up social commentary about growing up as a white boy in the inner city projects of New York.
• conley • dalton • memoir • honky • review
Lorna Sage's Bad Blood: Of Books and Sex
A review of Lorna Sage's award winning memoir, <i>Bad Blood</i>.
• memoir • lorna sage • bad blood • literary criticism • literature
A review of Lorna Sage's award winning memoir, <i>Bad Blood</i>.
• memoir • lorna sage • bad blood • literary criticism • literature
More with David Layton
David Layton discusses the writing of <i>Motion Sickness</i>, his memoir about growing up the son of Irving Layton.
• david layton • irving layton • memoir • motion sickness
David Layton discusses the writing of <i>Motion Sickness</i>, his memoir about growing up the son of Irving Layton.
• david layton • irving layton • memoir • motion sickness
Power Journaling
Journaling allows us to get in touch with our innermost thoughts & feelings. Power Journaling is a focused technique that helps those in healing professions and those following shamanic paths to explore their motivations, dreams, and goals.
• journal • journaling • alternative health • shaman • shamanic
Journaling allows us to get in touch with our innermost thoughts & feelings. Power Journaling is a focused technique that helps those in healing professions and those following shamanic paths to explore their motivations, dreams, and goals.
• journal • journaling • alternative health • shaman • shamanic
Recovering Your Life Stories
In Part Two of Writing Your Life-Myth, you'll learn how, using meditation, we can recover our memories from our early years, allowing us to heal them. In this way, we can access parts of ourselves that were lost, and can incorporate this into our healing practices.
• meditation • past-life • childhood • memories • memoir
In Part Two of Writing Your Life-Myth, you'll learn how, using meditation, we can recover our memories from our early years, allowing us to heal them. In this way, we can access parts of ourselves that were lost, and can incorporate this into our healing practices.
• meditation • past-life • childhood • memories • memoir
River-Horse: Across America by Boat
How about a trip across America -- by river... There are beautiful nights, lazy days, near-death experiences and lots more awaiting you in this entertaining and extremely well-written memoir of Heat-Moon's travel from coast to coast via the river highway. If you like armchair travel, you'll love this classic bestseller.
• river • nikawa • osage • missouri • boat
How about a trip across America -- by river... There are beautiful nights, lazy days, near-death experiences and lots more awaiting you in this entertaining and extremely well-written memoir of Heat-Moon's travel from coast to coast via the river highway. If you like armchair travel, you'll love this classic bestseller.
• river • nikawa • osage • missouri • boat
Searching for His Sister
• robin hemley • nola • schizophrenia • silblings • nola: a memoir of faith
• robin hemley • nola • schizophrenia • silblings • nola: a memoir of faith
Tender at the Bone
A review of Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table, by Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief at Gourmet magazine.
• cookbook • memoir • autobiography • restaurant • critic
A review of Tender at the Bone: Growing up at the Table, by Ruth Reichl, editor-in-chief at Gourmet magazine.
• cookbook • memoir • autobiography • restaurant • critic
THE GREAT RIP OFF: My Tribute to Ken Kesey
A good-bye to Ken Kesey, and a look at how his philosophy of life/art, and his works influenced myself and many of the friends and authors I know
• ken kesey • lsd • merry pranksters • 1960's • literature
A good-bye to Ken Kesey, and a look at how his philosophy of life/art, and his works influenced myself and many of the friends and authors I know
• ken kesey • lsd • merry pranksters • 1960's • literature
Writing Your Life-Myth
As Lightworkers and healers, we must first learn to heal ourselves, and a key task is to begin healing our past. We can begin with childhood and work through our adult lives, even our past lives, to heal all aspects of our souls.
• meditation • past-life • childhood • memories • memoir
As Lightworkers and healers, we must first learn to heal ourselves, and a key task is to begin healing our past. We can begin with childhood and work through our adult lives, even our past lives, to heal all aspects of our souls.
• meditation • past-life • childhood • memories • memoir
Book Review: Welcome to Shirley
One Long Island town's rise and fall, told in a hybrid personal and environmental memoir.
• welcome to shirley: a memoir from an atomic town b • kelly mcmasters • environmental memoir • shirley new york • brookhaven national laboratory
One Long Island town's rise and fall, told in a hybrid personal and environmental memoir.
• welcome to shirley: a memoir from an atomic town b • kelly mcmasters • environmental memoir • shirley new york • brookhaven national laboratory
Derivative Autobiographies
Using someone else's autobiography or biography as a template can be a great source of inspiration and structure.
• writing a memoir • writing an autobiography • writing tools • get started on writing • memoir template
Using someone else's autobiography or biography as a template can be a great source of inspiration and structure.
• writing a memoir • writing an autobiography • writing tools • get started on writing • memoir template
Further Interview with John Ward
The creator of autobiography software Familyware talks to Suite 101 about his own memoir, his family, the future and the past.
• interview with john ward • interview with creator of familyware • autobiography software • memoir software • help to write autobiography
The creator of autobiography software Familyware talks to Suite 101 about his own memoir, his family, the future and the past.
• interview with john ward • interview with creator of familyware • autobiography software • memoir software • help to write autobiography