Manuscript Review at Wesleyan Writer’s Conference

I spent three days at the Wesleyan writer’s conference last week.  My manuscript review went well, as I received the objective feedback that I needed.  The reviewer, Jay O’Shea, recommended that I study the humorists as there is a structure for humor that involves building tension before resolving that tension humorously.  I was given (voluntary) … Continue reading

Hello world! A blog for memoirs!

This is my very first post.  My blog will focus on memoirs.  I wrote a few of my childhood stories for my 80-something parents as a 2011 Christmas gift.  I wanted to write the funny little stories that had been told and retold around the dinner table so many times.  I started out with the … Continue reading