INSIGHTFUL TIPS

This is an article I wrote for the Professionals Editors Network (PEN) in January of 2021. Reposted here with their permission....

Earlier this month, I posted the second installment of my "Memoir Writing 101 Series: Getting Started" for Writers In The Storm. Today...

This post could also be called: What I Wish I Knew Before I Started Writing My Memoir. This is part two of a three-part series...

This post could also be called: What I Wish I Knew Before I Started Writing My Memoir. This is part one of a three-part...

When did you first decide to write about your grandfather’s story? I decided to write about my grandparents after coming across an...

(previously posted on Writers in the Storm on July 26th, 2020). A few months ago, my editor and translator colleague Luis Pelayo asked...

The Amateur vs the Prepared Writer In the first three pages of an unpublished manuscript, an editor, a publisher, or an agent can tell...

There are many reasons why you should write a historical memoir. Let me share with you one story. My neighbor-turned-friend, Ed Kuehn,...

In any given month, a few writers will email me saying they want to find the perfect book editor for their project. This always prompts...