Write what you know BUT your deepest writing and knowledge of your story springs from piercing the fog of mystery surrounding what you don’t know…even when you think you do. Write What You Don’t Know Write the story of the…
Writing my new book The Strong Black Woman How a Myth Endangers the Physical and Mental Health of Black Women, was as all my writing has been, another opportunity for growth and evolution. Black women today are the first generation…
For my books, article, and essays I have interviewed scores of people who possessed information, or perspectives I have needed to successfully write my stories. I have interviewed women who served time in prison, police officers, victims of rape, rapists,…
My forthcoming book The Strong Black Woman How A Myth Endangers The Physical and Mental of Black Women is written in a style I have come to call “communal memoir.” This is a narrative that incorporates interviews, conversations, dialogues, meditations,…
How to Write a Memoir Part Four Write Like a Novelist There is a saying about writing, of which there are many variations, “All stories are true, even those that are imagined.” When I write a novel I am creating…
