by Linda Joy Myers | Jan 7, 2013 | Blog, Memories and Memoirs
Do you feel that memoir writing is like taking off your clothes in front of everyone? Being raw, exposed, and vulnerable on the page for all to see? According to Susan Shapiro, author of this NY Times article, Make Me Worry You’re Not O.K. that’s what memoir...
by Linda Joy Myers | Oct 5, 2012 | Blog, Memories and Memoirs
Writing to heal yourself is a powerful tool—a means of personal transformation. In my book The Power of Memoir, I present a step-by-step program to help writers grab onto the images and memories they want to explore, and to move past the pain and trauma to get to...
by Linda Joy Myers | Nov 22, 2011 | Blog, Memories and Memoirs
Last week at the teleseminar hosted by the National Association of Memoir Writers, Jason Marsh, one of the directors of The Greater Good Science Foundation spoke with me about the power of art and social connections to help the healing process. Thanksgiving is one...
by Linda Joy Myers | Nov 16, 2011 | Blog, Memories and Memoirs
Those of you who have been writing memoir know that it’s not just as simple as sitting down and letting words pour forth out of your fingers. It is a journey—I’ve written about that before—and it’s a challenge emotionally. We run into all kinds of memories on that...
by Linda Joy Myers | Aug 14, 2011 | Memories and Memoirs, Writing As Healing
Tips for Finding the Creative Spark Within As a memoir coach, I’m blessed to meet so many people with a passion for creativity and writing. But to live that passion, we often have to conquer a fierce adversary: the inner critic! It demands perfect grammar and eloquent...
