Lisa Dale Norton

Lisa Dale Norton

Lisa Dale Norton is an author, developmental book editor, and a dynamic public speaker. She is passionate about layered writing structures in narrative nonfiction that reflect the complexity of life experience, and about the transformative power of writing a memoir. She is a gifted teacher, clear communicator, and a pro at creating an environment were learning can happen. Lisa wrote America’s go-to memoir writing guide, Shimmering Images: A Handy Little Guide to Writing Memoir (Macmillan), and the literary nonfiction story Hawk Flies Above: Journey to the Heart of the Sandhills (Picador USA), which won comparisons to the writing of Annie Dillard. https://lisadalenorton.com/

Writing Narrative Nonfiction: Following the Passion

Mar 1, 2007 |

  Lisa Dale Norton Your Life As Story: Writing Narrative Nonfiction Following the Passion by Lisa Dale Norton March 2007 Authorlink is proud to welcome Lisa Dale Norton as a regular monthly columnist. She is nationally recognized as a writing instructor with a...

Writing Narrative Nonfiction: Dancing the Memoir Dance

Feb 1, 2007 |

Your Life As Story: Writing Narrative Nonfiction Dancing the Memoir Dance by Lisa Dale Norton February 2007 Lisa Dale Norton Authorlink is proud to welcome Lisa Dale Norton as a regular monthly columnist. She is nationally recognized as a writing instructor with a...

Writing Narrative Nonfiction: What Did You Smell Today?

Dec 31, 2006 |

Your Life As Story: Writing Narrative Nonfiction What Did You Smell Today? by Lisa Dale Norton January 2007 Lisa Dale Norton Authorlink is proud to welcome Lisa Dale Norton as a regular monthly columnist. She is nationally recognized as a writing instructor with a...

Writing Narrative Nonfiction: Writing Holiday Stories

Writing Narrative Nonfiction: Writing Holiday Stories

Dec 1, 2006 |

Your Life As Story: Writing Narrative Nonfiction Writing Holiday Stories by Lisa Dale Norton December 2006 Lisa Dale Norton Authorlink is proud to welcome Lisa Dale Norton as a regular monthly columnist. She is nationally recognized as a writing instructor with a...