Memoirs are rarely straight chronological narratives, what with the musing we talked about last episode, and they almost always jump forwards and backwards in time. We discuss Judith Barrington take the mental Time Machine from her book Writing the Memoir, specifically the idea of the “Now” and how with a little signposting, readers can follow along. We also do a bit of grammar review (just a little) and how we use tenses in our own books.
Then it’s onto the nearly ubiquitous chapter that every writing craft book has on sensory detail. We cover the difference between concrete and abstract detail and the best practices for describing characters.
This week’s exercise is some text analysis where we pick apart a short memoir timeline. Time to get our literature geek on.
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Workshop: Naming Names in your Memoir
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"Workshop: Analyzing How Time Works in Memoir
Musing: Memoir's Secret Ingredient
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Finding Your Memoir's Form
Making Your Memoir Matter
Truth VS Narrative in Memoir
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Writing Groups: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Writing Advice from the 90s
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