Writing your memoirs draws on your imagination as well as on your memory. However skilled you are (or aren’t) at writing, people who have known you or who lived through some of the same eras you did (initially the sixties for me) will be interested in what you have to say. And if you suspect … Read more
There must be a lot more than five ways to stop procrastinating, but if you do these few things, I predict you’ll see a pleasing improvement in your workflow. I used to teach time management classes, and one of the things I would say to my students was “we teach what we need to learn.” … Read more
You want to write your memoirs? Great! It can be a very satisfying project. One of the first things to decide is how you are going to publish them, as that will shape many details of creation. There are essentially three approaches to publishing your book: very simply, like for family members; self-publishing, as I … Read more
To start memoirs, start with list-making. You can do this on a computer or on paper, at home or in a coffee shop, wherever you want. When I got serious about writing about my lfe, I decided right away that I would write a series of books. I did this because various parts of my … Read more
A friend asked me yesterday, “How do you remember things for your memoirs?” “I’ve been obsessive about journaling since I was quite young,” I said. “If I had to write my memoirs without those journals, I don’t think I could do it.” I waved my large 1973 journal at him and showed my tiny but … Read more