I Left my Heart In… Kansas? Memoir Review Part 2
Subtly, gently, and almost inevitably, she expands up to another level and asks how Kansas fits into the psychology of the entire nation. Her charter to make peace between these two parts of the...
View ArticleStretching the Memoir Form, Tracy Seeley Interview, Part 2
The edict to "show, not tell" does a serious disservice to creative nonfiction writers, and to the genre. It's not the same as fiction, even though it may share many techniques, and it shouldn't be...
View ArticleMemoir writer on conforming, rewriting, publishing
Small presses, too, though, want to know how your book is like others that have gone before (and gone on to succeed), as well as how it's a new and exciting, one-of-a-kind thing. It's a funny kind of...
View ArticleConversation versus Story Style in Memoir
Your writing achieved that state that I enjoy: clear, compelling, easy to read, and yet it still evokes thought provoking, sometimes moving images and ideas. During your journey to acquire your...
View ArticleGrace Notes and Self Confidence Tracy Seeley Interview Pt. 5
I love anecdotes that momentarily seem out of the main line of the story because they remind us that the world is a richly interconnected place, thick with story and meaning even over there in the...
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