When I finished Murdock #6—Murdock Tackles Taos—I dozed, I dreamt of Fame, that elusive imposter, and then I launched into Murdock #7, and felt a bone-chilling loss of momentum, because the work on the Taos book was wrap-up writing, little fixes, edits, careful knitting up, joyful polishing—but the writing on the new book was clumsy, dull, opaque, fitful, maddening.
Read MoreFood for the Hungry Writer is a series of informative essays by Jack Remick and Robert J. Ray (© 2012) discussing Story, Memoir & Journal, and the Power of Writing Practice (as discussed in Natalie Goldberg’s book Writing Down The Bones.) and other topics as they are developed.
Read MoreSome Notes on Memoir from “Food for the Hungry Writer” ©2011 by Jack Remick and Robert J Ray. Not since the 18th Century have we seen anything like the flowering of memoir writing in our time. Is the hunger for memoir...
Read MoreHow to Read A Memoir Before You Write One © 2011 By Robert J Ray and Jack Remick Writing a memoir is writing about yourself. Writing about who you were back when. When you write a memoir, you focus on your quirks and fears, your...
Read More©1999 By Jack Remick and Robert J Ray Read each line below aloud. Take your time. Freedom without discipline is chaos Energy is language working through you Patience is killing your ego Patience and energy equal discipline...
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