Judith Barrington's Writing the Memoir
Chapter 3
Chronological, essays, skipping through time, interspersed non-fiction — there are so many forms that memoir can take. Judith Barrington covers several in her book, Writing the Memoir, and in this episode we discuss the options, and which one is best for your memoir. As a bonus, Renee shares an exercise she’s come up with for finding your memoir’s theme.
Want to hear more of our exercise workshop? We post the bonus podcast, SnarkNotes, and detailed write up of the exercises on our Words to Write by Patreon account.
The Writing Exercise
Write a very short (not more than two pages) memoir about someone outside your family from you childhood. Include you perspective both as a child and as who you are now.
Some Exciting Words to Write by News!
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Congratulations Kim!
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