The WRITER of memoir gets incoming weirdness in very odd ways. I was recently talking to a memoir writer whose work just… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
“From this point forward, you don’t even know how to quit in life.” ~ Aaron Lauritsen, ‘100 Days Drive” — Aaron Lauritsen Copy Share Image
I put off writing the first Left Behind book for a year because I got invited to assist Billy Graham in his… — Jerry B. Jenkins Copy Share Image
This week Sarah Palin's memoir became a bestseller. It's not even out yet. It's being translated into English. — Bill Maher Copy Share Image
“I doubt that anyone has a Damascus moment after experiencing discrimination. Most people seem to have shining moments of change after experiencing… — Anna White Copy Share Image
“There was no question that Jorge 'Billy' Nayor liked to get high; he just didn't think of himself as a drug dealer… — Dinosaur in the Park Jorge Nayor Copy Share Image
I find it interesting that people often seem to believe that authors of realistic fiction are directly translating their personal experiences into… — Malinda Lo Copy Share Image
“Life is a collection of memories and feelings. Mawkish sentimentally urges us to engage in artistic overtures, we yearn to share with… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“The teacher pulled out a pile of papers. They were Bennie’s tests and homework assignments. Mrs. Lewis said, “Ma’am, here is the… — Harold Phifer Copy Share Image
Book Everything is Flammable is an odd format though, not quite a diary and not quite a memoir. I was working on… — Gabrielle Bell Copy Share Image
“Each of us, along with our ancestors, inhabits the same cosmos. When we tell stories, we enter the stream of human consciousness;… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“Doing a geographic” is a term alcoholics often use for acting on the impulse to start over by moving to a new… — Katie Hafner Copy Share Image
“Judge me if you must, but keep in mind how very little pleasure I could have possibly derived from a one-thrust sex… — Kate Madison Copy Share Image
“From my book, Care for the Carer, An Alzheimer's Memoir "Is there a cure?" Jane asked repeatedly. This simple sentence had several… — Jeff Camhi Copy Share Image
“Is there anything courageous or brave about making the only possible choice that will save your life? When you're drowning, you grab… — Claire Sylvia Copy Share Image
“My mother has always loved piano music and hungered to play. When she was in her early sixties, she retired from her… — Katie Hafner Copy Share Image
I think the secret of memoirs is keeping those parts of yourself off the page, which makes what you do share more… — Damian Barr Copy Share Image
The great thing about being a print journalist is that you are permitted to duck. Cameramen get killed while the writers are… — P. J. O'Rourke Copy Share Image
We hear from sex workers who have through their own volition become media figures, or have despite their own wishes become media… — Melissa Gira Grant Copy Share Image
“A person writes similar to how a blind person uses brail. We grope along the palpable corridors of the mind’s organic texture… — Kilroy J. Oldster Copy Share Image
“My motto? Don’t trust someone who is just as cagey as yourself." "What kind of detective are you?” “A lousy one and… — Peggy A. Edelheit Copy Share Image
“The shadow is dark and the woods are cold, but they are not endless. No matter how lost you are now, you… — Anna White Copy Share Image
What is most important to me is that my narrator's voice is believable, and that, though it is clearly an absolute fiction,… — Chris Bohjalian Copy Share Image
“[On getting older]: You can witness young people embarrassing themselves and get a thrill--that it's not you. You can watch them throw… — Amy Poehler Copy Share Image
