Getting smart about writing, publishing and buying books Who amongst you has not anteed up for a book from Amazon? Admit it, even those of you who dream of publishing your own book have spent money at Amazon buying e-books or printed books for less than any...
Different forms demand different writing We Americans love Back to School-- memories of a fresh school year complete with new shoes and unknown books. As adults, we love the renewal those memories signal. Second only to New Years, Back To School excitement lays...
by Lisa Dale Norton June, 2015 I’ve read thousands of manuscripts and worked with hundreds of writers over dozens of years in myriad venues, and the one habit all but the most practiced of memoirists fall victim to is lack of attention to the space/time continuum....
Guilty Pleasures for the Memoirist by Lisa Dale Norton May, 2015 "Here are a baker's dozen of guilty pleasures for writing-weary memoirists . . ." —Lisa Dale Norton Writing memoir is hard work. You spend hours gazing into your past, mining memories for emotions and...
10 Ways to Prime the Creative Pump by Lisa Dale Norton March, 2015 "Have fun priming the pump. Then get to work writing your stories. " —Lisa Dale Norton You haven't heard from me in awhile. I've been in hibernation. Ever have one of those periods? I've been...
Lisa Dale Norton Dreams Do Come True-2014 Republished from Lisa's August 8, 2013 article, and as relevant today as then September, 2014 I don’t know if you read the recent New York Times editorial about the Irish civil servant, Donal Ryan, who wrote two...
Lisa Dale Norton Dreams Do Come True August, 2013 "The key is perseverance, but also having a manuscript that is great." —NORTON I don't know if you read the recent New York Times editorial about the Irish civil servant, Donal Ryan, who wrote two novels,...
Lisa Dale Norton Your Life as Story: Writing Non Fiction When “Selfish” is Good for the Memoirist (Part two of a column begun May 2010) Rerun in June 2013 by popular demand ". . . you must stop worrying about offending other...
Lisa Dale Norton Your Life as Story: Writing Non Fiction Getting Past the First Three Chapters April, 2013 Spring is the time of year when legions of writers leap into new writing projects. A sentence or image drives you into...
Lisa Dale Norton "First, memoir is about the relationship you have with yourself. . ." —NORTON Your Life as Story: Writing Narrative Non Fiction You love them. You hate them . . March, 2013 You yearn to record their greatness. You seethe to...
