In this conversation, we tried to talk about structure in storytelling, the craft of writing a memoir. What are we talking about when we talk about story structure? Listen to find out… At the end of the episode, we share a few structure-related prompts for you....
In this conversation, we talk about writing our worst moments. If you’re writing grief you probably have a moment or series of moments that are definitively shocking, devastating, and full of loss and fear. We talk about how to write these so-called worst...
Your hosts and grief-writing friends Meli and Rachel talk about the question of self-pity and its place in memoir writing or writing that is meant to be read. As always, we suggest listening on your own terms, with safety and care. We dig into topics in our own...
Why write a memoir about grief…other than the run of the mill, burning (irritating!) drive to write. Is it enough to say, “We want to…? We just do.” Here we are in our third episode. Writers Rachel Thompson and Meli Walker ask themselves: why write a grief...
