Tag Archives: Memoir

How to Write a Memoir Book Proposal (That Stands a Chance)

Posted on June 6, 2017 by Theo Pauline Nestor

Learn how to write a memoir book proposal. Continue reading →

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What I’m Digging Right Now

Posted on January 15, 2017 by Theo Pauline Nestor

Moonlight and all the conversations surrounding this film. I’m touched by the autobiographical impulse behind Moonlight; the vulnerability of the writer and the director, Tarell Alvin McCraney and Barry Jenkins, and the complexity of the protagonist, Chiron; and the simple … Continue reading →

Posted in More Stuff for Writers, What I'm Digging Right Now, What I'm Reading Now | Tagged audre lorde, elissa washuta, jordan peele, Memoir, new york times, rebecca solnit, shonda rhimes, year of yes | 5 Comments

“I want to double down on me.”

Posted on December 31, 2015 by Theo Pauline Nestor

I’ve been pretty obsessed with Jill Soloway’s series Transparent this winter break, which led me to reading Ariel Levy’s fabulous profile of Soloway in The New Yorker titled “Dolls and Feelings.” There are a dozen reason why any emerging writer should read this profile, but the juncture of Soloway’s story that keeps replaying in my head is the one at which her career was at its lowest point and she made the decision to “double down” on herself. Continue reading →

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Registration now open for January Memoir Essentials Webinar with Theo Pauline Nestor

Posted on December 6, 2015 by Theo Pauline Nestor

This course has now passed but it is still possible to register and receive recordings of all four sessions as well as the corresponding handouts. To register, pay via the pink Pay Pal button below. “What happened to the writer … Continue reading →

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What I Learned About Life and Writing Onstage with Cheryl Strayed

Posted on December 5, 2015 by Theo Pauline Nestor

A few weeks ago I did an onstage conversation with Cheryl Strayed here in Seattle about her new book, Brave Enough, a collection of quotes that yield up her trademark no-nonsense wisdom. The entire experience was a Dear Sugar Boot … Continue reading →

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Dana Montanari’s 26-Minute Memoir

Posted on April 21, 2015 by Theo Pauline Nestor

In 2009 I started a blog called 26-Minute Memoir and started publishing 26-Minute Memoirs–stories that describe the essence of your life written in 26 minutes–from students, friends, Facebook and blog followers. In my book Writing Is My Drink: A Writer’s … Continue reading →

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Shakuntala Rajagopal’s 26-Minute Memoir

Posted on September 24, 2014 by Theo Pauline Nestor

Hi Readers, In 2009 I started a blog called 26-Minute Memoir and started publishing 26-Minute Memoirs–stories that describe the essence of your life written in 26 minutes–from students, friends, Facebook and blog followers. In my book Writing Is My Drink: … Continue reading →

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Heidi Sloss’ 26-Minute Memoir

Posted on March 28, 2014 by Theo Pauline Nestor

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Emerging Writers’ Series: What Louis CK Has to Teach Us

Posted on November 14, 2013 by Theo Pauline Nestor

Big thanks to my friend Kellini who turned me on to this video clip last night. Louis CK talking here about his development as a writer and the role George Carlin played in that process illuminates so much of what … Continue reading →

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Join Me at Black Mesa Writers’ Intensive!

Posted on September 6, 2013 by Theo Pauline Nestor

Hi Readers, When I was writing the book Writing Is My Drink, I kept three books stacked together on my desk: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott, The Right to Write by Julia Cameron and Writing Down the Bones by … Continue reading →