Buttercup
A memoir told by a cat. Ten years in a Los Angeles apartment with Claudia, who was funny and sick, and the two weeks between her death and Buttercup's.
Category: Memoir
A memoir is a life shaped into a story someone else can use. These articles cover writing and publishing memoir, choosing what belongs on the page, and turning decades of experience into a book that lasts.
ADHDMy Life in Crazytown: What They Called Wrong With Me
A memoir about how dysfunctional childhood survival skills became professional superpowers. Late-diagnosed ADHD, autism, and accidentally building a career fr
Important PeopleBehind the Wire: The True Story of Frank Hoeffer II, Prisoner of War
The true story of a Navy cook captured at Corregidor, 1942. Three years and four months as a Japanese POW. Written from memory by his grandson at age 65.
Author InterviewCarolyn Deck: From Travel Agent to Author of Above the Turbulence
Carolyn Deck joins Author Talks to discuss Above the Turbulence, choices, healing, and a travel-themed guide out of pain to purpose.
Author InterviewErin Riley: The Dark Force, Surviving a Covert Narcissist, and Writing It Down
Former radio DJ Erin Riley joins Author Talks to discuss The Dark Force, surviving a covert narcissist, and turning journaling into a memoir.
Author InterviewMelissa Desveaux: Turning Loss Into a Memoir and Anthologies That Help Grieving Families
Australian author Melissa Desveaux joins Author Talks to discuss writing My Life of Loss, compiling anthologies for grieving families, and the blog-to-book method.