Loved talking with you, Gina!

Thank you so much @ronitplank.bsky.social for having me on Let's Talk Memoir and for all your very thoughtful questions. Episode available on all major podcast platforms. ronitplank.com/2025/09/30/l...

“I FEEL LIKE I’VE BEEN OVERLY FAIR. I COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE LESS FAIR BUT I’D RATHER GIVE PEOPLE A LITTLE BIT MORE GRACE THAN MAYBE EVEN THEY DESERVE SOMETIMES.” - Gina Tron Listen here: ronitplank.com/2025/09/30/l...

A pleasure to interview @mfraterrigo.bsky.social on Let’s Talk Memoir about her new collection out now with @univnebpress.bsky.social

Memoir is not just the story of what happened to you but what you make of what happened to you and why it still gnaws at you now. Find fresh memoir advice, tools, and community at #LetsTalkMemoir podcast and Substack💥 Links at: www.instagram.com/ronitplank?i...

Each of us approach writing differently and there is no one right way to get your story on the page. While you’re doing this demanding & exhilarating work, find memoir writing advice, tools, @ support on my Let’s Talk Memoir Substack & Let’s Talk Memoir podcast. open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

Thank you for being my guest, Sarah! I’m happy we had this time together.

I had a great chat with @ronitplank.bsky.social about my new book. We talked about the craft of science memoir, the difficulties of writing with a mental illness, and the joys of fieldwork. ronitplank.com/2025/09/04/l... @ualbertapress.bsky.social

It is not about blame or anger, but really it is about discovery.” - @Nina B. Lichtenstein You can listen to my conversation with Ninaon Let’s Talk Memoir here: ronitplank.com/2025/08/21/l... Nina’s new memoir is BODY: My Life in Parts!

Memoir swag and gratitude coming in hot!🧡 Here’s more information: open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

Memoir freebies, Substack Lives, and a 200th episode celebration.✨🧡 My Substack newsletter for August is here! open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

I’m thrilled to share my interview with Sonita Alizada who joins Let’s Talk Memoir podcast for a conversation about surviving the Taliban, fighting against child marriage, and her new memoir SONITA: My Fight Against Tyranny and My Escape to Freedom. ronitplank.com/2025/08/19/l...

I had a great time talking with @leahpaulos.bsky.social of @bookprschool.bsky.social on Let’s Talk Memoir!

Next Friday 8/22 at noon PT, @summerjar.bsky.social joins me on Substack Live for Taking Care of Yourself When Writing and Talking About Trauma, the second in my 200 episodes of Let's Talk Memoir celebration series! open.substack.com/live-stream/...?

THE MOST HONEST, BRAVE, AND TRUE THING YOU CAN SAY featuring my guest Amber Rae is here! We talk about here new memoir LOVEABLE facing both old and new shame, compassionate understanding, learning how to mother ourselves and more. Here’s the episode: ronitplank.com/2025/08/07/l...

Those we include in our memoirs and how we interact with them can be a map to our narrative arcs. More on this below.🧡 open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

This Friday Alyson Shelton and I are hosting an Instagram live at noon Pacific time/3 PM Eastern time! Please mark your calendar and join us for Building Community Throigh Creative Contributions 🎉

Thank you, @booktrib.bsky.social & Kendall Farris for this Let’s Talk Memoir recommendation! You’ve made my summer.🎉 I’m thrilled to be in the company of these other fierce literary podcasts. Too Hot to Think? These Book Podcasts Pick the Reads So You Don’t Have To booktrib.com/2025/07/31/t...

I’m so pleased to share my interview with Natasha Williams who joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her new memoir THE PARTS OF HIM I KEPT: The Gifts of My Father’s Madness. Thank you, Natasha for being my guest! ronitplank.com/2025/07/31/l...

It is the other characters bumping up against the character-I as well as the character-I’s outlook and belief system that help propel a memoir and make it a page-turner. My new Substack “More Tension in Memoir? Yes, Please!” is out now. open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

More Tension in Memoir? Yes, Please! My July Substack is here featuring: •Upcoming classes and events •Building complex relationships on memoir •A close look at 3 excerpts •Tips for your own exploration Reading and subscribing are free: open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

I’m finishing up July’s Let’s Talk Memoir Substack right now featuring: •Part 2 of tension in memoir •upcoming memoir LIVE conversations •classes and events ✨Subscribing is free ✨ ronitplankletstalkmemoir.substack.com

Writing about childhood sexual abuse without reliving it on this episode of Let’s Talk Memoir featuring @staceyhettes.bsky.social ronitplank.com/2025/07/15/l...

Rewriting a Story About Medical Trauma: Kate Gies joins me on Let’s Talk Memoir.🧡 @kategies.bsky.social Here’s the episode: ronitplank.com/2025/07/08/l...

"WHEN YOU'RE WRITING ABOUT YOURSELF AND ABOUT YOUR LIFE, PRACTICE SELF-COMPASSION, IT WILL SAVE YOU." - @kategies.bsky.social In this episode of LET’S TALK MEMOIR Kate Gies’ new memoir IT MUST BE BEAUTIFUL TO BE FINISHED Thank you, Kate, for being my guest! ronitplank.com/2025/07/08/l...

Jennifer Pastiloff is my guest, her new book is PROOF OF LIFE! Our full interview here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

ADHD writers, this one is for you! Stop Drowning in Drafts hosted by Paulette Perhach & Lindsay Scola - 2 neurodivergent writers who’ve lived the struggle & finally found a way through. 🗓️ 7/9 at 1:30pm ET 🎟️ Free, live, & ADHD-friendly Get your spot here: event.webinarjam.com/register/2/n...

Here’s this lovely piece by @mizukiyamagen.bsky.social in our @thecitronreview.bsky.social pages!

When readers understand what journey or quest the memoirist is on & why that matters to the memoirist, they better grasp what the memoirist is seeking, why it is important to the memoirist, & what is at stake if the memoirist doesn’t get it. June’s Substack is here open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

Where does tension come from in memoir? My June Substack is up! open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

I loved this conversation with @nikostratis.com about her new book THE DAD ROCK THAT MADE ME A WOMAN. Also in this episode: processing adolescence, giving humanity to even the difficult people, and making peace with the past you can’t change. ronitplank.com/2025/06/26/l...

I'm tapping away to finish & post my June Let's Talk Memoir newsletter today. There's no fee to subscribe & you can sign up to receive it here: open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

My June Let’s Talk Memoir newsletter comes out this Wednesday and this month I’m answering a question about tension in memoir. Subscribing is free and In this installment I’ll also be sharing some news about my upcoming memoir class. 🎉 ronitplankletstalkmemoir.substack.com

I’m so very pleased to share my interview with Alyson Shelton and Lynn Shattuck co-editors of the new book THE LOSS OF A LIFETIME, out today. Congratulations to you both and to all of your contributors! Listen to this full episode here: ronitplank.com/2025/06/17/l...

Using the Tools of Fiction to Move Readers - @maureenstanton.bsky.social is my guest on this episode of Let’s Talk Memoir! In this conversation: bad first drafts, authenticity on the page, writing a love story, and her new memoir The Murmur of Everything Moving. ronitplank.com/2025/06/10/l...

At their heart, memoirs are a story of becoming, and when we are clear about the central question our memoir is asking we can structure our manuscript (and proposal) in dynamic and page-turning ways. My Substack is free to read and to subscribe to.🎉 open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

BONIUS Episode: Book Promotion 101 with @leahpaulos.bsky.social of Press Shop PR! Lead time for promotion, selling journalists on covering our book, the cost of publicity, your job as your own publicist, and lots more. Here is the episode: ronitplank.com/2025/06/05/l...

I’m so happy my Let’s Talk Memoir Substack is on your list! Thank you, Doreen! open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

Hybrid CNF writers, this episode of Let’s Talk Memoir featuring Jill Damatac is for you! Hybrid Memoir as a Means to Sift Through Experience and Mitigate Shame In this episode: offering the reader a kaleidoscopic view, and her new memoir Dirty Kitchen. ronitplank.com/2025/06/03/l...

The Question Your Memoir is Asking - my May Let’s Talk Memoir Substack is here! ronitplankletstalkmemoir.substack.com/p/the-questi...

I’m so pleased to share my interview with @dariaburke.bsky.social who joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about rewriting the stories we tell ourselves, posttraumatic growth, embracing full frontal honesty, and her new memoir OF MY OWN MAKING. ronitplank.com/2025/05/27/l...

My next newsletter for Let’s Talk Memoir will be out early this week. 🎉 If you know a memoir writer who’s looking for tips to help sort through their material and shape their narrative, they can subscribe for free here: open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

I loved this conversation! Thank you for being my guest, Tom!

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗢𝘂𝘁 𝗮 𝗡𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗔𝗿𝗰 in this episode of Let’s Talk Memoir featuring @bonnyreichert.bsky.social who joins me to talk about HOW TO SHARE AN EGG. Thank you, Bonny for being my guest! ronitplank.com/2025/05/20/l...

“I think being a writer has made my Black trans Texan experience more legible to an audience and also more legible to myself.” - KB Brookins @earthtokb is my guest on Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about their memoir PRETTY. Find this episode here: ronitplank.com/2025/05/13/l...

“I want my book to be as useful and impactful and be as succinct as possible while still telling an engrossing story. I didn’t want to overburden the reader or trigger them unnecessarily. I wanted it to be a story that was hopeful and enjoyable.” - Michelle Yang ronitplank.com/2025/05/06/l...

I’m so pleased to share my interview with Michelle Yang who joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her new memoir, out today, PHOENIX GIRL: HOW A FAT ASIAN WITH BIPOLAR FOUND LOVE Happy pub day, Michelle!! ❤️ Here’s the episode: ronitplank.com/2025/05/06/l...

Our Spring issue of the Citron Review is here!

Spring is here! We're excited to share the new issue from The Citron Review. citronreview.com

There are myriad truths to the stories we think about, read, & create. There are many truths to us: new truths, old truths, current TRUTHS, & old TRUTHS, & when we write CNF and memoir we get to better understand them all as we create meaning and write a new truth. open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...