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When it comes to writing true stories, the key to creativity lies in granting ourselves permission, finding that spark of inspiration, and surrendering to our voice and deeper purpose.
Here on our blog, you can tap into our writers’ own experiences with each of these elements. Watch our author chats and read Q&A’s via the Meet Our Memoirists thread. Learn about our personal struggles and points of intrigue over at the Craft Column. Find out what works and ideas drive our curiosity via the Soapbox Series, and get your own questions about the writing life and process answered via our Heart Speak writing advice column.
As memoirists, our art lies in writing our lives down onto pages, and here in this space, we look forward to sharing our insights with you.
The Craft Column: Love Letters from Reema Zaman
I wrote I Am Yours as a love letterof comfort and strength for survivors of trauma of any kind, and as a call to action to our allies, an...
Memoir as Activism: Finding My Path Post-Publication
Lynn Hall, author of Caged EyesWhen I published my memoir two years ago, the initial weeks of interviews and events were every bit as...
Heart Speak, The Writing Advice Column #2: When A Medically Impaired Mind Derails Your Memoir
Dear Lisa, I began a memoir project with my dad four years ago. It's been an incredibly healing process to write together about his...
Meet Our Memoirists: Reema Zaman
This week, I Am Yours (Amberjack Publishing, 2019), Reema Zaman's dazzling debut memoir, launches into the world, and we couldn't be more...
Love Letters from Reema Zaman
I wrote I Am Yours as a love letter of comfort and strength for survivors of trauma of any kind, and as a call to action to our allies, an invitation for their empathy, so that we may join together to heal and evolve as a human family.
Breaking the Taboo: Writing When Your Kids Are Old Enough to Read
“One of the last taboos is writing about children,” my workshop leader said. I found this ridiculous. I was a mommy blogger. My closest...
