I wanted to write a memoir called My Life with the Lincolns, paralleling my family’s story with the Lincoln family’s story.
WRITING LIFE: My (Real) Life with the Lincolns by Gayle Brandeis
Category: Articles
Review: Writing As a Path to Awakening: A Year to Becoming an Excellent Writer and Living an Awakened Life by Albert Flynn DeSilver
Albert Flynn DeSilver defines writers as those who write habitually, not just those who have been published.
Review: All I Want To Do Is Live: A Collection of Creative Nonfiction by Trace Ramsey
Trace Ramsey’s All I Want to do is Live, (Pioneers Press, May 2017), is a hodge-podge of the author’s essays, poetry, creative nonfiction vignettes…
Review: The Analyst: Poems by Molly Peacock
This book deserves a new genre: psychoanalytic poetry memoir.
WRITING LIFE: More Than I Dreamed Of, Barely Enough by Sara Petersen
I am learning how to say the words “I’m a writer” without effacing the words with a shoulder shrug or an apologetic smile…
CRAFT: Answering the Call: On Writing About Trauma and Loss by Nicole Breit
Love, loss, heartbreak: it’s the theme embedded in so many memorable works of art.
Review: The Art of Misdiagnosis by Gayle Brandeis
Gayle’s memoir, The Art of Misdiagnosis: Surviving My Mother’s Suicide is a heart-wrenching exploration of grief, motherhood, illness, and wellness.
REVIEW: All the Difference by Patricia Horvath
Patricia Horvath is a bookish college professor much more at home in sedentary pursuits — sitting in her writing chair, tucking away in the library — than in active ones.
REVIEW: Some Bright Morning, I’ll Fly Away by Alice Anderson
As Anderson enters the court system to petition for divorce and custody of her children, it seems like a clear-cut case…
WRITING LIFE: Accepting My Blindness As A Freelance Writer by Kerry Kijewski
I am barely six months into this whole freelance writing thing. So far I’ve learned it’s a struggle for nearly everyone who attempts it.
