https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-81-why-we-write-about-ourselves-interview-with-meredith-maran/ Tools & Techniques for the Serious Writer Sun, 29 May 2016 18:37:00 +0000 hourly 1 https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-81-why-we-write-about-ourselves-interview-with-meredith-maran/#comment-3006 Sun, 29 May 2016 18:37:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=22101#comment-3006 GREAT INTERVIEW! I love it and I am inspired to write. I was blah ah she speaks we as writer (my words but very very related) isolated life. ugh so now i feel after listening to this i got a pep talk along with many other things.

]]> https://diymfa.com/podcast/episode-81-why-we-write-about-ourselves-interview-with-meredith-maran/#comment-2586 Thu, 11 Feb 2016 15:46:00 +0000 https://diymfa.com/?p=22101#comment-2586 I enjoyed this excellent interview about memoir, Gabi and Meredith. Your salient points about the memoir writing process resonate. For me ( I am a memoirist), a key question in jumpstarting my writing is “why am I writing this particular story?” Once I am connected to its purpose, the process flows. Thank you both for capturing the essence of memoir.

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