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Let’s Talk Memoir

Let’s Talk Memoir is a podcast for memoir lovers, readers, and writers, featuring interviews with memoirists about their writing process, their challenges, and what they’ve learned about sharing the most personal of narratives. Hosted by writer, editor, and teacher Ronit Plank, each episode highlights different aspects of the memoir-writing experience, and offers writing tips and inspiration. Ronit is the author of the award-winning story collection Home is a Made-Up Place and the memoir When She

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47:30

The Stories Landscapes Hold and the Presence of...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2024/01/02

Pamela Petro joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the stories landscapes hold, why she resisted memoir and how she ultimately put herself on the page despite trying hard not to, pushing ourselves to keep asking questions, writing a braided memoir and the responsibility of incorporating research, deep time, the presence of absence, and her newest book The Long Field. -Visit the Let's Talk Memoir Merch store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/letstalkmemoir -Take the Let's Talk Memoir

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03:46

Dear Let’s Talk Memoir listeners,

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/12/27

Thank you for such a great year! Very grateful for your kind words, downloads, and reviews. You are cordially invited to share your feedback. Help shape upcoming Let’s Talk Memoir content - a brief survey: https://forms.gle/ueQVu8YyaHNKui2Z9

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38:39

Embracing our Writing Seasons featuring Victoria Buitron

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2023/12/26

Victoria Buitron joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the power of flash and lyric creative nonfiction, when chronology doesn’t work, accountability partners and writing mentors, the trauma of being a women in the world, knowing our writing will be there for us even when we stop for a while, and her memoir in essays A Body Across Two Hemispheres. -Visit the Let's Talk Memoir Merch store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/letstalkmemoir -Take the Let's Talk Memoir

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36:50

Authenticity, Recovery, and Advocating for Survivors...

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2023/12/19

Maya Golden joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about extensive complex childhood trauma and the repercussions of sexual abuse, recovering from addiction, approaching memoir writing with authenticity and vulnerability, the effect of religious and societal pressure on women, telling a story from the safety of adulthood, and her memoir The Return Trip. Help shape upcoming Let’s Talk Memoir content - a brief survey: https://forms.gle/ueQVu8YyaHNKui2Z9 Also in this episode: -setting

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54:39

Memoir in Present Tense and Reprocessing Our Lives...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/12/12

Sherry Sidoti joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about memoir in present tense, reckoning with the complexities of transgenerational trauma, dysfunctional families, the effect writing memoir can have on our significant others, mother-daughter-sister relationships, self-care practices and engaging with our bodies while working on charged material, vulnerability hangovers, and her memoir A Smoke and a Song. Also in this episode: -broken backstories -making material

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35:24

Writing That Gets Noticed featuring Estelle Erasmus

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/12/07

Estelle Erasmus brings her 30 years of experience to Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about what it takes to break through submission slushpiles, the key to exemplary essays, honing our writer’s voice and giving editors what they need, pitching story vs. topic, the art of companion pieces, conveying our passion and investment, and her new book Writing That Gets Noticed. Also in this episode: -podcasts as a way to reach readers -the pace of online outlets -researching before you pitch Books

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32:23

When Memoir Brings Loved Ones Closer featuring Lena Lee

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2023/12/05

Lena Lee joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about unresolved grief and permission to acknowledge our losses, sibling relationships over time, how memoir can bring us closer to loved ones, emotional distance in our narratives, taking care of ourselves when writing, and her memoir Girl Uprooted. Also in this episode: -writing into vulnerability -paternal estrangement -connecting the dots in out stories Books mentioned in this episode: Crying in the H Mart by Rachel Zauner Aftershocks by

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41:17

A Diagnosis, the Toll of Shame, and a Life of Service...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/11/30

Martina Clark joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her personal journey with HIV, the toll shame can take, the difference each of us can make, writing a braided memoir, staying a step ahead of the reader, keeping the material that matters, and her memoir My Unexpected Life. Also in this episode: -getting everything onto the page -surviving two dangerous viruses -living a life of service Books mentioned in this episode: So You Want to Talk About Race by Ijeoma Iluo You Don’t Look

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51:24

Confronting and Capturing the Complexity of Our...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/11/28

Priscilla Gilman joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about parentification and hypervigilance in children, toggling between the child character and adult narrator, confronting and capturing the complexity of parents on the page, negotiating our inner critic, and her new memoir The Critic’s Daughter. Also in this episode: -writing about close family members -good writing is rewriting -negotiating feedback and reviews Books mentioned in this episode: Faith, Sex, Mystery by Richard

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54:59

Marketing Your Memoir, Preparing for Book Launch, &...

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2023/11/21

Laura Carney joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about pluck, endurance, and being the biggest advocate for your book, writing about unresolved grief, what to do to reclaim memory, the truth about marketing your memoir including pitching early, befriending reporters, and building community, how to engage on social media, preparing for your book launch, and her new memoir My Father’s List. -Visit the Let's Talk Memoir Merch store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/letstalkmemoir Also in this

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46:28

Choosing The Scenes That Stay featuring Leslie Ferguson

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/11/14

Leslie Ferguson joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about surviving childhood trauma and her mother’s psychosis, approaching her manuscript through an editorial lens, the toll of insecure attachment, how writing the story that forged her helped her shed some of the pain she carried, and her approach to choosing scenes that stayed in her memoir When I Was Her Daughter. Also in this episode: -the toll of abandonment -EMDR therapy -Reparenting the self Books mentioned in this episode: Glass

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47:53

Writing About Mother-Daughter Relationships featuring...

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2023/11/07

Adiba Nelson joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about putting humor in our work, the importance of voice, not worrying what people think, writing about mother-daughter relationships, raising teenagers, when you feel like you have nothing left, emotional labor and choosing when to educate others about her daughter’s disability, being a multi-genre writer, MFA programs, and her memoir Ain't That a Mother. Also in this episode: -Child loss -Imposter syndrome -Finding hope Books mentioned in

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35:28

Memoir in Miniature featuring Jennifer Lang

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/11/02

Jennifer Lang joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about compressing prose and chopping manuscripts, leaning into the experimental, distilling material, staying nimble-minded, her husband and her becoming characters on the page, founding Israel Writers Studio, and her new memoir Places We Left Behind. Also in this episode: -remembering to play on the page -the scarcity of poetry as guide -searching for home Books mentioned in this episode: You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie

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36:50

The Witches of Pitches on Building Platform, Creative...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/10/31

The Witches of Pitches are Aileen Weintraub and Megan Margulies here to share their advice about slowing scenes down, remembering that dialogue gives your memoir depth and flavor, finding the other story in your story, creative querying, what building a platform can mean, the power in companion pieces, honing your pitch, and stalking editors. -Visit the Let's Talk Memoir Merch store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/letstalkmemoir Also in this episode: -kvetch sessions -writing as a business -being

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47:16

The Truest Story You Can Tell featuring Jill Christman

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/10/24

Jill Christman joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about how our deepest stories can save our lives, approaching trauma-writing as a process of discovery, practical tips for working on difficult material, allowing ourselves as much time as our essays need, finding the truest truth in our work, her role as senior editor at River Teeth, and her new memoir in essays If This Were Fiction. -Visit the Let's Talk Memoir Merch store: https://www.zazzle.com/store/letstalkmemoir Also in this

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36:04

Trusting Patterns Will Emerge featuring Kate Evans

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/10/17

Kate Evans joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about being a bit of a wandering writer yet finding the patterns that can emerge from chaos, leaning into momentum while generating work, having her life partner as first reader, her traveling life, the writing retreat she is hosting in April 2024, and her new book Wanderland. Also in this episode: -incorporating spiritual teachings in our work -using books as writing teachers -having your partner as your first reader Books mentioned in this

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31:19

Approaching Traumatic Material with Complexity and...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/10/10

Approaching Traumatic Material with Complexity and Compassion featuring Brittany Means Brittany Means joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about growing up vagrant, writing about child sexual abuse, how she started with the scenes that haunted her, depicting traumatic material with complexity and compassion, leaning into her narrative voice, when she felt like a writer with a capital “W”, and her new memoir Hell If We Don’t Change Our Ways. Also in this episode: -reconnecting with your body

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35:48

Compressing Material and Managing Timelines featuring...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/10/05

LL Kirchner joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about compressing material and managing timelines, writing about addiction and recovery, radical compassion, polyamory, yoga scandals and sex cults, and her new memoir Blissful Thinking. Also in this episode: -The toll of internalized misogyny -Finding teachers who energize you -Writing groups Books mentioned in this episode: Cultish Amanda Montei Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls Blackout Sarah Hepola Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert Wild

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42:11

Discovering the Narrative Voice Your Memoir Needs...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/10/03

Heather Lanier joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about finding the psychic distance and narrative voice your memoir needs, writing about our children, defying the tyranny of normal, personal narratives for social change, excavating our own ableism, blogs vs. literary essays, avoiding self-pity, and Raising a Rare Girl, her memoir of parenting a child with a rare syndrome. Also in this episode: -Revealing the ‘ugly’ side of ourselves on the page -The right we have to tell our stories -How

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39:17

Creating a Writing Life on Our Own Terms featuring...

Let’s Talk Memoir ·

2023/09/26

Patty Lin joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her former career in television and how she knew she was done with show business, naming names in memoir manuscripts and legal reviews, mother-daughter narratives, sensory details that put the reader in the room, and her new memoir End Credits: How I Broke Up With Hollywood. Also in this episode: -trusting our instincts -protecting our creative life -putting it all out there Books mentioned in this episode: What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You

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