An Exclusive Writing Lab about the awesome potential of memoir, on taking risks, on measures of success. Also, an announcement of Jennifer’s debut memoir coming soon. And a question for you, the writer of creative non-fiction: What are your dreams?
Combing through my life to learn who, why, and where, I gathered archival letters and images, and wrote prose and poetry, assembing these artifacts to trace my internal life and my family's travels. I Must Have Wandered: an Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls, is about quest and self-discovery, and at age seventy-two, a reflection. I've written several previous memoirs, three are small, like chapbooks, about the hemorrhagic stroke I survived at age fifty-seven. Another memoir is a collection of vignettes, previously published in literary journals. x T.U.
Another great line: "Combing through my life to learn who, why, and where." So "I expect to know more about myself as a result of the journey," could be the answer here?
"Memoir is ... beloved by readers. On the other, detested by purists and publishers.." Well I don't know about that, Ms. Lauck. Anything beloved by readers will be beloved by publishers, I imagine. In any case I hope you sell a million and keep posting about "Summer".
Hi Richard: Thanks for your note and it seems you have gotten a memoir accepted then? You've gotten a strong response as you've submitted as well? Lots of agents, editors, publishers? If that is the case, I couldn't be more thrilled for you. Of course. Do share your successes.
Fair enough. Well...over in my part of the world, I work with many writers, am a memoir writer who's published four books, and I have heard again and again, over the years, to include this last year, how much publishers dislike and are exhausted by memoir. Editors don't want them, agents shake their heads, too. "No. Be done. Stop with memoir all ready," is the general consensus by a huge sector of the business. For the sake of both of us let me add the qualifying "some" to that statement. Not all, certainly, but it is the exhausting reality that some publishers do not care for memoir as a genre.
I've heard this also. And not being a memoirist (real word?) didn't pay much attention. It seems devilishly hard. And aren't you competing with celebrities? I guarantee those editors aren't turning away Taylor Swift : )
Great line: "I have a million and one plus reasons to ignore the topic and pretend it does not even exist." This is a great answer to the question. Thank you.
Your question: What do you expect of yourself as a creator in this form?
Combing through my life to learn who, why, and where, I gathered archival letters and images, and wrote prose and poetry, assembing these artifacts to trace my internal life and my family's travels. I Must Have Wandered: an Adopted Air Force Daughter Recalls, is about quest and self-discovery, and at age seventy-two, a reflection. I've written several previous memoirs, three are small, like chapbooks, about the hemorrhagic stroke I survived at age fifty-seven. Another memoir is a collection of vignettes, previously published in literary journals. x T.U.
Another great line: "Combing through my life to learn who, why, and where." So "I expect to know more about myself as a result of the journey," could be the answer here?
Yes, thank you.
"Memoir is ... beloved by readers. On the other, detested by purists and publishers.." Well I don't know about that, Ms. Lauck. Anything beloved by readers will be beloved by publishers, I imagine. In any case I hope you sell a million and keep posting about "Summer".
Hi Richard: Thanks for your note and it seems you have gotten a memoir accepted then? You've gotten a strong response as you've submitted as well? Lots of agents, editors, publishers? If that is the case, I couldn't be more thrilled for you. Of course. Do share your successes.
No. I'm trying to hide my past, not publish it : )
Fair enough. Well...over in my part of the world, I work with many writers, am a memoir writer who's published four books, and I have heard again and again, over the years, to include this last year, how much publishers dislike and are exhausted by memoir. Editors don't want them, agents shake their heads, too. "No. Be done. Stop with memoir all ready," is the general consensus by a huge sector of the business. For the sake of both of us let me add the qualifying "some" to that statement. Not all, certainly, but it is the exhausting reality that some publishers do not care for memoir as a genre.
I've heard this also. And not being a memoirist (real word?) didn't pay much attention. It seems devilishly hard. And aren't you competing with celebrities? I guarantee those editors aren't turning away Taylor Swift : )
So excited for Summer of 72!!!
Great line: "I have a million and one plus reasons to ignore the topic and pretend it does not even exist." This is a great answer to the question. Thank you.