Can I get a witness?

Several of my writer friends are on pins and needles, waiting for word from editors, agents, critique partners…you name it.  

A close friend tricked me into reading GLASS CASTLES, austensibly as a diversion from my own waiting  “Here, read this instead of obsessing about submissions for THAT’S HAUTE,” she said, thrusting the memoir into my hands. “Seriously,” she added, “you need to write your own story next.”

The more pages I read, the more I’m thinking maybe, just maybe, I will write about my own childhood adventures as the daughter of a tent revivalist. There are good reasons to write such a book, and there are also drawbacks to taking on this challenge. I am not sure I want to put them into words right now, but I’m mulling things over and putting out a few feelers about the topic. 

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 offered to send me materials from an adult ed class on memoirs she teaches, but if you also have suggestions or feedback, I’d love to hear from you, too. I’m looking for outstanding memoirs as models, and I’d also appreciate your thoughts on the topic and recommended resources for writing in that genre. 

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