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“Get your intention clear before you start and tell your story with integrity.”

Posted on October 8, 2021 by Kate Stover

“Why are you telling me this?” is the question that is front and center in my mind when reading memoirs, or, for that matter, English 1 essays written by my students. Zinsser says writers should aim high. When you look … Continue reading →

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“The problem is that an interesting life doesn’t make an interesting memoir.”

Posted on September 22, 2015 by Kate Stover

William Zinsser, author of Writing About Your Life, continues, “Only small pieces of a life make an interesting memoir.” Rather than attempting to write about important periods of history, “be content to tell your small portion of a larger story.” … Continue reading →

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