SOMETIMES A BOOK IS LIFE, NOT ART T. K. touches the searing, life-or-death buttons of life. Would you, dear writer, dare to do the same?
Fiction and Non-fiction: Spinning Facts Into Gold When I began writing my first memoir I was under the impression that other people would find my story spellbinding—woman begins dating again after two divorces, discovers that dating at 60 is not like dating at 18. I was wrong. My first critics, though kind, were bored. Elmore Leonard’s writing advice, “Just cut out theContinue reading “Fiction and Non-fiction: Spinning Facts Into Gold”
WAS IT CATHARTIC/SAD TO WRITE THIS BOOK? People from total strangers to close friends often say, “It must have been cathartic to write the book,” or “It must have been sad to write the book. Did you cry a lot?” The answer to both questions is no.
How To Write A Family Memoir Anyone interested in writing a family memoir would be well advised to follow Cherington’s progress in writing the book, as she allows the reader to do.
MIDDLE SCHOOL SHORT STORY CONTEST My fellow members of the Board of Friends of Anderson Park (in Montclair, New Jersey) and I decided to run a short story contest for Montclair’s middle schoolers. The story should be 2000 words or less, and had to somehow involve Anderson Park. There were doubters—”Oh the kids are just so busy these days, theyContinue reading “MIDDLE SCHOOL SHORT STORY CONTEST”
Writing about other peoples' lives Writing with the idea that “nobody will ever read it” would have been crippling. After publication, after a lawsuit has been filed, it’s too late to retract.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse Surgery: Part Two The healing period, and some advice. A snapshot of the aftercare and recovery from organ prolapse surgery, and some advice and suggestions for others.
Pelvic Organ Prolapse surgery: One patient's experience 200,000 American women per year who have surgery for pelvic organ prolapse