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...
by Debi Lewis | Jan 3, 2023 | Let's Talk Memoir
Let's Talk Memoir Episode 23 ft. Kathy Curto Kathy Curto joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about accepting imperfection in our writing, the effect of time and distance in our work, finding beauty even in the painful, what she’s learned through teaching...
by Debi Lewis | Dec 27, 2022 | Let's Talk Memoir
Let's Talk Memoir Episode 22 ft. Laura Davis Celebrated author and memoir teacher Laura Davis joins Let’sTalk Memoir for a special holiday episode for a conversation about writing her memoir The Burning Light of Two Stars: A Mother-Daughter Story and how she...
by Debi Lewis | Dec 20, 2022 | Let's Talk Memoir
Let's Talk Memoir Episode 21 ft. the Waterfield Sisters Keema and Tekla Waterfield join Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about being raised by a young single mother in Southeast Alaska after their father left the family. With very little money but a passion for...