The Art of Writing Memoir
Finding the Past in the Present

I stumbled upon Writing Down the Bones as maybe 20 yo, and bought it for sole reason of title sounding wicked good. And maybe a tiny little quantum of hope I might turn into half bad but full haired version of Henry Miller some day. Missed on both accounts btw. This is recording of the writing works......more

It was fun listening to a class on writing memoir and not necessarily having to participate.......more

This is a recording of a live, multi-day workshop Natalie Goldberg gave about writing memoir. I really enjoyed listening to it in the evenings before days where I would be generating new writing toward essays and memoir chapters. Even though I didn't do the prompts in the workshop, it was inspiring......more

I listened to the audio book. The book (which is in the form of a summarized, live workshop), provides another perspective on writing, which is helpful and broadening Its effect is to encourage one to write Some highlights: Write anything and often - keep your pen moving - ⁠2 minute burst - ⁠10 minu......more

This review relates to the audio book. There are some useful nuggets and advice about how to approach memoir and the author is clearly knowledgeable about the craft. It's narrated by Natalie in the form of a live recording from one of her workshops, so you can pause the recording and participate you......more