by Debi Lewis | Feb 7, 2023 | Let's Talk Memoir
Let's Talk Memoir Episode 28 ft. Maria Giura Maria Giura joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about which stories define us, avoiding the self-pity trap, the importance of allowing the reader to make decisions about the characters in our memoir for themselves,...
by Debi Lewis | Jan 31, 2023 | Let's Talk Memoir
Let's Talk Memoir Episode 27 ft. Buick Audra Buick Audra joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her new album and companion memoir in essays Conversations with My Other Voice, the importance of protecting our work from judgment, being an abuse survivor, how...
by Debi Lewis | Jan 24, 2023 | Let's Talk Memoir
Let's Talk Memoir Episode 26 ft. Beth Kephart Beth Kephart joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the crucial differences between a book of essays and a memoir in essays, choosing what to keep and what to cut, the gifts of nonlinear storytelling, the ethics...
by Debi Lewis | Jan 17, 2023 | Let's Talk Memoir
Let's Talk Memoir Episode 25 ft. Lori L. Tharps Lori L. Tharps join Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about why memoirs are not an indulgence, the importance of finding your memoir’s theme, deciding where your book should begin, having a writing life that feeds you...
by Debi Lewis | Jan 10, 2023 | Let's Talk Memoir
Let's Talk Memoir Episode 24 ft. Allison K Williams Literary Citizen of the Year Allison K Williams joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the importance of plot, structure, and dramatic arc in memoir, the elements that make a story a story, insuring your...