Post #20 – Memoir and Fiction, Writing Alchemy – Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler
Yes. Sorry. No way around it. The key to success is practice…or as Ray Bradbury explains in his essay, “Zen and the Art of Writing,” work. Writing, to Bradbury, isn’t really work, but working at writing (putting in the time reading, writing, learning) is part of the process that will bring the joys and love of writing.
I think this concept is important to every writer still learning her craft and aspiring to publication, which is why this is the focus of my Writing in Five video this week. I feel it’s a particularly important topic for our memoir writers because so many of you have come to serious writing (i.e., aspiring to publication) comparatively late. You have stories to tell; this is your primary objective…to share, educate, illuminate the stories of your lives.
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