Category: Memoir

Do you have an amazing story you’ve been dying to tell, but just don’t feel you have the writing skills to do it justice?

by Deana Coddaire, posted in #writeright, Editing help, getting published, Memoir, proofreading, self-publishing, typos, writing, Writing advice, writing problems

If the answer is yes, then you've come to the right place: https://writealready2017.wordpress.com/ I've been a freelance copyeditor/proofreader for a while now, and I've worked on all kinds of projects...but what I really excel at--my superpower, if you will--is taking a finished manuscript and making it shine. Most copyeditors will take a manuscript and offer … Continue reading Do you have an amazing story you’ve been dying to tell, but just don’t feel you have the writing skills to do it justice?

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Limber Up Before Letting Loose: Response to Prompt 12

by Deana Coddaire, posted in Limber Up Before Letting Loose Writing Prompts, Memoir, Uncategorized, writing, Writing inspiration, writing motivation, Writing prompts

Oh, for shame...I have been too long away from the pen...er, keyboard. I have been lax in my prompting duties, and for this, I offer my humble and sincere apologies to you, dear readers. But see? I make amends. Below is my response to Prompt 12; imagine if you will, two young men, arriving on … Continue reading Limber Up Before Letting Loose: Response to Prompt 12

Limber Up Before Letting Loose: Response to Prompt 8

by Deana Coddaire, posted in Limber Up Before Letting Loose Writing Prompts, Memoir, Uncategorized, writing

Hallooooo, dear readers! I hope you all are having a wonderful week so far--and have been able to put the pen to paper at least a few times. Here is my response to prompt 8; prompt 9's response will be along early next week. Enjoy, and feel free to peruse my other responses: Limber Up … Continue reading Limber Up Before Letting Loose: Response to Prompt 8

Turning Memories into Memoir–Where to Begin?

by Deana Coddaire, posted in Memoir, Uncategorized, writing

  As much as I consider myself a fiction writer, it seems my most successful (and when I say successful, I mean published...and when I say published, I mean twice) writing projects have been memoir or personal essays.  The biggest mistake many writers can make is to pigeonhole themselves into one particular genre, simply because … Continue reading Turning Memories into Memoir–Where to Begin?