In 2010, I was invited to teach memoir writing in residence at Los Parronales Writers' Retreat in Chile -- a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. The two-week retreat was organized by Susan Siddeley,... read more
Read Part 1 here. "When we announce [our experiences] through the art of writing, we have to do something with them. It helps us move on." ~ Lee Martin You... read more
Bestselling author ALICE KUIPERS was born in London. She moved to Canada in 2003. Her first novel, Life on the Refrigerator Door, was published... read more
Whether to use dialect in memoir and fiction writing, how much to use, and in what way to use it -- these issues come up often in my work as... read more