by Peter Gibb | May 15, 2018 | Memoir: Craft
There’s a saying in the writing world, “writing is re-writing.” But a lot of writers, it seems, haven’t heard about this part of the work, or expect to get by without. No writer sits down when the muse strikes, and cranks out pages of perfect...
by Peter Gibb | Mar 22, 2018 | General
Mindful Writing is a lot like life which is a lot like dancing on a teeter-totter, “surrender” at one end and “control” at the other. When the desire for control takes over, I buckle down, work harder, make some progress but too often end up banging my head against a...
by Peter Gibb | Oct 9, 2016 | Memoir: Spirit
Memoir writing is a marathon, not a sprint. Most aspiring memoirists I’ve worked with struggle with keeping their motivation up; writing consistently; overcoming rejection; dealing with their own internal critic; fitting writing in to a busy life with multiple...
by Peter Gibb | Sep 23, 2016 | Uncategorized
What do you need to write a memoir? You know the old joke, how do you get to Carnegie Hall? “Practice, practice, practice.” So what do you need to write a memoir? “Pencil and paper.” That’s a start, but it takes more than practice to get to...
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