Estelle Erasmus chats with author Jacque Gorelick about her memoir Map of a Heart and they cover how to braid timelines effectively, how to balance scene and reflection, and how to write about emotionally charged experiences without losing the reader, plus the challenges of writing about family estrangement, the visceral experience of reliving trauma on the page, and the importance of honoring truth while maintaining compassion.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with Kerry Docherty about her memoir Selfish, writing with honesty, shaping a narrative, and what it means to put yourself first.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with filmmaker and memoirist Gayle Kirschenbaum and her mother, Mildred Kirschenbaum, about Gayle’s mother-daughter memoir and the long arc of a relationship shaped by criticism, silence, and survival.…
Freelance Writing Direct chats with legendary memoirist Abigail Thomas about trusting the unknown, finding shape in memory, and allowing surprise to guide your work.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with author Shannon Luders-Manuel about using personal artifacts in memoir to access emotional truth, navigating the complexities of writing about family, her work as a sensitivity reader, and practical tips for memoirists.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with celebrated writer, author, and teacher Dinty W. Moore about why the peculiar often makes the most powerful material when it comes to memoir.…
Estelle Erasmus chats with Athena Dixon about crafting her memoir-in-essays, selecting throughlines, using various vessels to convey a message, deciding your memoir’s format and more.…
Estelle Erasmus speaks with author, Kristi Coulter on writing memoir, choosing a tense, what to leave out (and in), how to imbue humor into your work, the difference between scene and summary and more.…
Estelle Erasmus speaks with Rona Maynard about finding the conflict in your story, what having a dog taught her, and working as a magazine editor-in-chief.…
I was so delighted when I was a guest on the amazing podcast, The Shit No One Tells You About Writing, and host and my friend Bianca Marais interviewed me about my book Writing That Gets Noticed (order here) and I was able to share so many great tips like the ones below (in the photos).…
