Category Archives: writing skills

When a memoir isn’t all about you: Jerry Waxler examines memoir-biographies

Posted on September 28, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Jerry Waxler of the Memory Writers Network studies memoirs. He examines how they are structured, what techniques were used, what works well. I like how he comes at it from a therapist’s perspective, providing a philosophical and almost scientific look … Continue reading →

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Mary Gottschalk: The Writing Process

Posted on April 7, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

Last week I posted about my memoir writing process as part of a blog hop. I tagged three writers to post about their writing processes this week, so stop by their blogs today. Writer-editor Jeffrey Penn May  blogs all about writing … Continue reading →

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Blog Hopping: my writing process

Posted on March 31, 2014 by moonbridgebooks

I am posting today about my writing process thanks to writer-poet Jan Morrill tagging me to answer certain questions about this as part of a blog hop. Jan is author of The Red Kimono, a novel about a Japanese-American girl … Continue reading →

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