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Category Archives: Book review
A writing prompt from “Your Life as Story” by Tristine Rainer
My Amazon order history tells me I bought Your Life as Story: Discovering the “New Autobiography” and Writing Memoir as Literature by Tristine Rainer in 2004. That makes it about the oldest book in my “write your memoir” library, and … Continue reading
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Ariel Levy: “The Rules Do Not Apply”
Once in a blue moon the stars align to allow me to read a book practically uninterrupted from first page to last. Usually it requires a long airplane flight to grant me that bubble of space/time I can disappear into, … Continue reading
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Book Review: “Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing a Life”
Tell Me True: Memoir, History, and Writing a Life, edited by Patricia Hampl and Elaine Tyler May, is a collection of fourteen essays by people who dance in the no-man’s-land between History and Memoir. The fictional character Forrest Gump said, … Continue reading
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Nearly Normal: Surviving the Wilderness, My Family and Myself by Cea Sunrise Person
I read Nearly Normal: Surviving the Wilderness, My Family and Myself by Cea Sunrise Person and I survived. Opportunities for do-overs are exceedingly rare in publishing, as in life. Yet Cea Sunrise Person has been given that opportunity, and with Nearly … Continue reading
Travel “Inserimento” and a Book Review: Story Genius by Lisa Cron
Lately I’ve been calling for your travel “inserimento” stories–settling-in tales about arriving in a new location for the first time. Meanwhile I’ve been reading Story Genius: How to Use Brain Science to Go Beyond Outlining and Write a Riveting Novel by … Continue reading
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“Storycraft: The Complete Guide to Writing Narrative Nonfiction” by Jack Hart
Sarah’s Big MFA Adventure began with a book order for three texts, to be read before the residency begins August 6th. The first book I tackled was this one: Storycraft got me really excited about my writing. What higher praise … Continue reading
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Excerpts from “At Home Abroad: Today’s Expats Tell Their Stories”
Last week I posted an interview with Betsy and Mark Blondin, author/editors of At Home Abroad: Today’s Expats Tell Their Stories. This week, they share with you some excerpts from their book. “…home is wherever I can find a moment to … Continue reading
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At Home Abroad: Today’s Expats Tell Their Stories
– Author Interview by Sarah White – Who are today’s “expats”? What motivates people to leave their homes, family, and friends to immerse themselves in unfamiliar places, learn foreign languages, and get to know new people? Betsy and Mark Blondin, … Continue reading
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Book Review: “Wasted,” by Marya Hornbacher
Can Madness write a book? That was the question that led me to Wasted, a memoir about a young woman’s eating disorder. The question arose from a presentation at the recent Storytelling: Global Reflections on Narrative conference I attended in … Continue reading
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Book review: “Shimmering Images” by Lisa Dale Norton
In my recent “Flash Memoir” online workshop I was describing the micro-memories at the core of that short-form writing technique. A participant said, “Oh, that sounds like the ‘shimmering images’ Lisa Dale Norton’s book is about.” I liked the sound of … Continue reading
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