This is compelling. How many short pieces do I have? So many! Piece by Lara Lillibridge. @laralillibridge.bsky.social #writingcommunity #books #writinghacks #writingquestions tinyurl.com/yeyvuand

Sonja Livingston's short, speculative essay, based on her ancestor's experience of the Irish famine, is live on the Brevity Blog. With amazing art by Char Gardner. #writingcommunity #nonfiction #essays #litmags @dintywmoore.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4y5avvjk

Serianni dispels the myth that writing success will make our lives better. While it may make us more confident, we still live the same lives with the same challenges, loss, grief, and struggles. @dintywmoore.bsky.social #writingcommunity #authors #writersky brevity.wordpress.com/2025/01/24/w...

Back from my travels and reunited with my boy, Tiberius 💕 #dogsky #chi-pin #chihuahua #smooshface

Washington DC.

View from my hotel room this morning. Folks gathering for the #peoplesmarch in Philly, joining many happening around the country today.

Spent the day in one of my favorite cities, #Philadelphia, PA! Glad to see that even historic Elfreth’s Alley has a Little Free Library. #booksky #library #books #reading

At the #warhol museum in #Pittsburgh, PA #popart #artsky

At the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra enjoying #Prokofiev, #Sibelius, and #Debussy — La Mer #classicalmusic #classicalsky #orchestra #symphony

All the ❤️❤️ for poets Michael Mercurio and Robbie Gamble @mwmercurio.bsky.social @robbiegamble.bsky.social

Had a marvelous time at the Lesley University MGA alum reading yesterday! What a talented group of folks.

Just a beautiful honey oat milk latte at Café Nero in Cambridge, MA. Looking forward to seeing Lesley MFA friends tomorrow :-)

Don't give up! Your story matters. In 2024, "267 authors got memoir deals as of December 15th. This is 85% higher than 20 years ago... the past several years have been consistently high, with most years between 279 and 322 memoirs sold annually." #memoir #writingcommunity tinyurl.com/ynxunyp5

I just like to throw this out there once in a while. There's no reason my dog's name is Tiberius.

If you're stuck on #memoir structure, I found Nash's Impact Outline to be helpful. It switches the focus from "this happened, & then this happened" to "this happened, & because of that, this happened." Free resources here, too. #writersky #writingcommunity #amwriting jennienash.com/memoirbluepr...

I've started using blue text for the parts of my memoir that are reflection--the moments where author Amy is making connections and sharing realizations that the character Amy may not be able to do yet. #memoir #amwriting #writingcommunity #writinghacks #wrtiersky #bluefont

It's easy for me to get hyperfocused on #writing goals. I forget that so much magic can be discovered by playing around, experimenting with different genres, just seeing what happens. #amwriting #writingcommunity #memoir #writinghacks @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2024/12/12/t...

93 resilient writers and counting! Still room for more--let me know if you'd like to be added to the pack. Don't forget to click through and follow everybody. #memoir #trauma #cptsd #ptsd #writingcommunity #writers go.bsky.app/MG3fqTH

My favorite idea here is taking a memoir you love and figuring out what makes it tick. For me, mapping the structure helps a lot. #memoir #writing #writingcommunity #amwriting @dintywmoore.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2024/12/05/h...

Impressed with how much there is to to see at the Smith College Museum of Art, including this Rodin sculpture ( Walking Man) #art #rodin #sculpture

Allison K. William responds to The Walrus' article by Tajja Isen about memoir being "impossible to sell." She and Jane Friedman are quoted in the article. #memoir #publishing #booksky #writers #trauma brevity.wordpress.com/2024/12/04/i...

Normal or not, loneliness hurts like a sickness. It has the impact of a disease. My reading choices lately make a lot of sense: Too Loud a Solitude, The Remains of the Day, and Vaster Wilds. #loneliness #trauma #survivor #abuse #adulting #earlyriser amygrier.substack.com/p/loneliness...

Latest publications from alums and faculty of the Lesley University MFA program, including me :-) Lesley people are the best. cambridgecommonwriters.org/publication-...

Saw this book in an indie bookstore in Northampton, MA. The featured model is Tiberius’ long-lost twin! #dogsky #chihuahua

Great to see my review of Elizabeth Shick's THE GOLDEN LAND up at The Compulsive Reader! This is a beautiful novel about how Myanmar's violent political unrest tears a family apart, and how younger generations are left to deal with the fallout. compulsivereader.com/2024/11/29/a...

Happy Pie for Breakfast Day! Pie and coffee = happiness. #usholidays #thanksgiving #pumpkin

My review of Elizabeth Shick's THE GOLDEN LAND is up on The Compulsive Reader! This is a beautifully written novel about how political chaos leads to family chaos, & how younger generations must deal with the fallout. #fiction #novel #booksky #reading compulsivereader.com/2024/11/29/a...

While I travel for the holiday, Tiberius is being cared for by his sitter, and he is giving her all the smiles. #dogsky #chihuahua #dogs

Yesterday I couldn't think of the words "garbage disposal" so I told my sibling that I ran the "sink throat blades." #writingcommunity

"By trusting the ingredients of my own life as a guide, it became clear that the tools and techniques of narrative apply to both true stories and imagined ones, the reader always being guided toward a particular emotional experience." @richardscottlarson.com #memoir substack.com/home/post/p-...

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As difficult holidays approach, I wanted to share a resource for anyone who is estranged from their family: www.togetherestranged.org Together Estranged has virtual support groups and has a calendar full of events for December. Please share.

Trauma survivors: do you know what secondary abuse is? Learning about it was a revelation to me. #trauma #survivor #CPTSD #estrangement #toxic #relationships amygrier.substack.com/p/the-black-...

We now have 80 resilient memoirists writing about toxic families, abuse, and estrangement! Room for more if you're writing on those topics, whether you write books, essays, flash, micro, whatever length. #memoir #memoirists #writingcommunity #CPTSD #trauma #survivor #estrangement go.bsky.app/MG3fqTH

What's your favorite gluten-free pancake flour? Normally I use Bob's chickpea-based GF flour. Works great. Today I used a rice flour-based mix, and it's--squeaky? When I chew it? And doesn't rise, even with baking powder. #pancakes #sunday #glutenfree #gf #cooking #breakfast #squeaky

Just completed the new 9-page intro to my memoir and I gotta say, it feels fantastic. I have a clarity about this book's purpose that is energizing and I love it. For all you adult survivors of child abuse: I see you. You are not alone. #memoir #CPTSD #trauma #survivor #writingcommunity #amwriting

Just gonna throw this out there and see if there are any #polycythemiavera folks around. #bloodcancer #cancer #MPN #PV #pvera

It's the #piano time of the day! And Friday! Gonna keep working on that #Chopin valse and that #Debussy piece and maybe #Faure's Sicilienne. And enjoy a nice glass of red. Piano is the best complement to writing those tough #memoir scenes that I know. #classicalmusic Here's a kitty.

Can just mashed potatoes be a dinner?

Been reading Sherrie Campbell's Adult Survivors of Toxic Family Members and had to write about my experience of secondary abuse. Kind of went gonzo on this one. #trauma #CPTSD #estrangement #memoir #writingcommunity #survivors #iamstillhere #blacksheep open.substack.com/pub/amygrier...

Guess who turns NINE years old today? Tiberius, that’s who! Got him during my divorce after my 4-lb chi died & I lost my other dog to my ex. He kept me from getting lost in my grief by insisting that his needs be prioritized at all times. Must have worked: we’re both still here! #dogs #divorce

Really shoulda worn gloves when I put that hot pink dye in my hair just now.

Up to 75 resilient survivors writing about trauma and family estrangement! Still room for more if you'd like to be included in the pack. #memoir #memoirists #writingcommunity #amwriting #CPTSD #trauma #resilience #writingsupport #estrangement go.bsky.app/MG3fqTH

I'm on number x of rewriting the opening of my memoir, where x = so many times I lost count. #amwriting #writingcommunity #memoir #hook

Is it just me, or is Chopin's Valse in C# minor really that tricky to play? I feel like I should have a handle on it by now. It still trips me up. But I love it. #piano #classicalmusic #Chopin

Something new on my Substack. I went through this weird, horrible time where I kept losing stuff. #grief #loss #CPTSD #divorce #memoir #trauma amygrier.substack.com/p/when-grief...

My Facebook memory from a year ago: "I’m in my doctor’s waiting room where they’re playing a slow, easy listenin’ piano version of Smells Like Teen Spirit. Did I die? Is this hell?"

Curious if anyone else uses #trello to manage their book outline. I'm putting my scenes on cards so I can add descriptions and move them around. Also logging research on cards. How do you manage your outline (if you outline)? #writing #memoir #writingcommunity #WritingQ

I've reached 50 writers and decided to share, but will keep adding as requested. If you haven't yet asked to be included but would like to be, let me know in the comments! go.bsky.app/MG3fqTH #memoir #memoirists #CPTSD #trauma #estrangement #survivor #resilient

Some years ago, Streetlight Magazine published this piece that is now revised and a key scene in my memoir. Please check them out--they are a great litmag. streetlightmag.com/2015/09/28/s... @streetlightmag.bsky.social #memoir #litmags #writing