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I second that, Deirdre. One of the most compelling first sentences I've read.
Regarding joining a writing group. I recently posted a thread on the Midwest Writers group asking if anyone in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area was interested in forming a group, or knew of an existing group with space for another member.
Haven't had…
Let me throw in a recommendation for She Writes' own Sue William Silverman, whose "Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir" focuses on memoir, but makes an equally useful guide to writing the first-person essay.
I'm biased -- she uses a bu…
Not to add to your Amazon bill, Lucille, but I feel that I've also learned a lot from the annual Best American Essays of [whatever year] anthologies. Lopate's book is excellent, but I also find it helpful to see what contemporaries are writing.
Lucille, I would say that "bigger, more universal lesson" means that whatever experiences or observations the author writes about should carry some meaning about the lives of her readers, opening up their perceptions in some new way.
Hi Amy Sue,
What would you like to talk about? Feel free to post a comment about whatever you'd like to discuss..
Katy
If first person narrative non-fiction and essay are your thing, or you would like to explore them and your voice join us.
For writers who are currently living in or hail from the midwest (define it as you will)!
For all the magazine writers and newspaper reporters.
Hi Jennifer! Your and Stephanie's piece is profoundly depressing but excellent.
The fact that motherhood books aren't always taken seriously annoys me the same way I get annoyed when mothers themselves aren't taken seriously, and the same attitudes…
Write them? Read them? Review them? We must talk.
(Hey Karen, nice to see you over here!)
Good topic, Leslie. What I find particularly difficult is writing about one's children. I write a lot about my experiences as a mother, and of course my kids have played a major role in shaping them. They're…
A place to discuss the trials and tribulations--and the triumphs--of that difficult art to master, memoir writing...
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- www.katyread.com
- Please list any books you have written, or anthologies you have contributed to, and any scripts or plays you have authored, so that we may feature them in our bookstore and on the main page.
- My essay "Scavengers" appears in "Fearless Confessions: A Writer's Guide to Memoir" by Sue William Silverman.
- What media outlets, if any, do you currently write for?
- I have written for Salon, More, Brain Child, Working Mother, AARP magazine, Real Simple, River Teeth, Brevity, Minnesota Monthly, the Minneapolis Star Tribune, the Chicago Sun-Times and other publications. I'm a former newspaper reporter, most recently (early '90s) for the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
- Which of the following genres best describe your work?
- Nonfiction, Memoir, Journalism, Lit Crit
- Do you review books, television or film?
- Books
- Do you offer services to other writers? Please describe.
- Moral support over beverage of choice.
- Are you currently part of a writers' group or a writers' salon?
- No
Comment Wall (2 comments)
- At 7:11pm on September 3, 2009,
Weronika Janczuk said… - Hello Katy! I just saw a recent post of yours on the Midwest Writers group page and thought I'd stop by and say hello. I currently reside in Eagan, MN, and am glad to have found someone so geographically close.
- At 8:48pm on August 3, 2009,
Rebekah Spicuglia said… - Hi Katy!! So great to see you here -- you must be thrilled with the recent nc-mama coverage... has it been driving any traffic to the great piece you wrote? xoRebekah
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ok, i'm listening to State Radio's song "Indian Moon" over and over. Something's comin'.
Wish we were there.
Did you all see this? Some interesting mommy blogging this week at the NYTimes: http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/12/whos-the-best-mommy-of-them-all/
Posts are by Ayelet Waldman, author, “Bad Mother”, Ann Hulbert, author, “Raising Amer…
Debby: I LOVE your letter. Did it see the light of day? If not, can you post it as a post here on your SW profile page blog and I will feature it under "Editors' Picks"? Because it's badass and right now, and somebody needs to say it. Joanne - I'm o…
To the question on obsessive readers, with a kindle on my iphone, a book upstairs and a book in the my office, I'd say I'm out there! Three books since March 1st, not to mention the blogs, the essays, the newspapers...in the words of my son driving…
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