Marion Roach SmithYour Story Line is Too BigI TEACH A LOT OF MEMOIR classes, and while every writer is different, many of the problems are the same. And while I cannot predict what…Dec 10, 20192Dec 10, 20192
Marion Roach SmithHow to Write Someone Else’s StoryHow do you write someone’ else’s story? AS a memoir coach and teacher, I get this question in person, at dinner parties and everywhere…Oct 17, 2019Oct 17, 2019
Marion Roach SmithBack to School for Memoir Writers, as WellREADY, SET, WRITE! That’s how most people think writing memoir will go, whether it be in blog form, a series of essays, or a full-length…Sep 11, 2019Sep 11, 2019
Marion Roach SmithHow True Does Memoir Have to Be?How true does memoir have to be? It’s a fine question and one I get a lot as a memoir coach and writing teacher. And it’s one I’ve asked…Aug 27, 20191Aug 27, 20191
Marion Roach SmithWhere To Get Your Best Writing Routine? From Another Successful WriterWHENEVER PEOPLE ASK me about writing, there is always a process question included, as in, “How do you actually do it?” By this, we’re…Aug 20, 2019Aug 20, 2019
Marion Roach SmithIF THERE IS SOMETHING THAT FLUMMOXES every memoir writer, it is how to choose memoir topics.Memoir, of course, is not about you. It’s about something, and you are its illustration. And now that I’ve reminded you of that, I know…Sep 11, 2018Sep 11, 2018
Marion Roach SmithHow to Write that Messy First Draft: The Perfect RecipeEvery day I learn another thing or two about the great art of writing what you know. Just today it was something new about how to write a…Nov 17, 20161Nov 17, 20161
Marion Roach SmithHow to Write About Difficult Family? Go On: Quote ‘Em.SHE WAS ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE in high school who said things like, “Well, I’m sure someone will dance with you if you wear that dress.” She…Sep 28, 20161Sep 28, 20161