Interested in getting started writing memoir? Enroll in Theo Pauline Nestor’s Memoir 101 course, a five-class teleseminar that will teach you the fundamentals of memoir writing and guide you through […]
Post by Theo Pauline Nestor: When How to Sleep Alone in a King-Size Bed came out, people would sometimes say to me, “Writing this must have been very therapeutic for […]
Post by E.J. Levy, (retreat faculty): The essayist Pico Iyer once said that, “Writing can be learned, but not taught.” Beneath this skeptical pronouncements lies, it seems, a niggling doubt […]
“…I’ve schemed and plotted to get C. into my house—inviting four other people to camouflage the architecture of my designs…” Prologue of Licking the Spoon (Seal Press, 2012) I have […]
Post By Suzanne Finnamore: At the upcoming Wild Mountain Memoir Retreat, I’ll be teaching a course in Overcoming Rejection: Press On Regardless. In this class I offer tools on how to […]
Want to finish and publish your memoir this year? Here are four resolutions to knock your writing up a level to create a memoir of enduring value that readers want […]
Hi All, I wrote this post for my blog Writing Is My Drink when I was reading Cheryl Strayed’s WILD in April. I wanted to share it with you here […]
Click elk image to read Chapter One excerpt: Hi Readers, I’m excited to share my interview with E.J.Levy with you today. One of the most amazing aspects of writing conferences […]
Suzanne Finnamore and Candace Walsh are interviewed by Theo Pauline Nestor about divorce memoirs. Suzanne Finnamore later added that her memoir Split was legally vetted by the same lawyer that […]
Hi Readers, I’ve been enjoying reading the works-in-progress from our teachers over the last week and was inspired to share a chapter from my upcoming memoir, The High Dive: A […]
“Everything is freedom and everything is loneliness. Make your choice and let the rest fall away.” —Ariel Gore, Lung Cancer Noir I have a very visceral memory of the weekend […]
Anyone who’s ever felt a twinge of rage when assaulted with one of those “20 under 40″ lists can appreciate the sentiment behind Bloom, a new site highlighting the work […]
I read and loved her book The Zygote Chronicles, but as I wrote in this post, Suzanne Finnamore really came to my attention when I found out that her divorce […]
Hi Retreat Goers, This week we’re celebrating the launch of Wild Mountain teacher Candace Walsh‘s page-turning memoir Licking the Spoon with an interview with Candace. Many of you may know […]
“What happened to the writer is not what matters; what matters is the large sense that the writer is able to make of what happened.” —–Vivian Gornick, The Situation and […]
