Inhabiting a new skin

Inhabiting a new skin

Throughout my career, I’ve been told that my writing is ‘accessible’. Being an academic of typically fragile ego, I’ve worried about this, wondering if it’s a euphemism for ‘not clever enough’. I’ve endeavoured to write more academically, but it has always felt...
Books and blogs about memoir writing 

Books and blogs about memoir writing 

As we entered 2022, it seemed that everyone was either writing a memoir or writing a book about how to write a memoir. So, are they of any use?  The short answer is yes, they can be inspiring and motivational, as well as offering practical advice about the basics of...