My friend, and fellow University of Minnesota nonfiction MFA buddy Jon Lurie, is waiting for a heart transplant. There is going to a benefit for him on Saturday, November 17th from 6-9 at Open Book in Minneapolis. Patricia Weaver Francisco, Susan Power, and Laura Flynn will be reading. Circus Juventas will be performing as well, [...]
Fellow author Chynna Laird interviewed me and three other memoirists about taboo subjects and memoir writing for the Women on Writing (WOW) website. It’s an excellent, in-depth article. Check it out! http://www.wow-womenonwriting.com/49-FE5-TabooTopics.html Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
This Thursday evening (12/8) I will be participating in a National Association of Memoir Writers teleseminar about the gifts of memoir with fellow writer Rachael Herron. It’s free for everyone! Here’s a link: http://www.namw.org/events/namw-roundtable-discussion-rachael-herron-nicole-johns-the-gift-of-memoir/ Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
Amber Lea Starfire of Writing Through Life interviewed me via skype last week. She has a fantastic website with lots of writing resources that you should check out. We talked about journaling and how I used journals to help write Purge, writing, and publishing Purge. Amber asked great questions and it was a fabulous interview! [...]
I have a guest blog about how and why I wrote Purge: Rehab Diaries on the National Association of Memoir Writers website. Reminder: The NAMW Teleseminar is on Friday, October 21st! http://www.namw.org/namw-guest-speakers/how-and-why-i-wrote-purge—rehab-diaries-nicole-johns/ http://www.namw.org/general-member-announcements/elisabeth-eaves-nicole-johns-and-anna-mitchael-to-speak-at-the-national-association-of-memoir-writers/ Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post
One of my friends from college recently asked me what memoirs I was reading, after I posted on facebook about having read a bunch of stripping memoirs while sitting poolside during the summer (those were the days…I miss you already, summer), so this morning I made a list of all the nonfiction (not just memoir) [...]
On October 21st, I’m going to be a panelist on The Young Memoirists Talk About Truth Panel, which is part of the National Association of Memoir Writers Telesummit. This telesummit is free, as long as you register beforehand. There is more information in the link below. I think it’s going to be a great conversation! [...]
Yesterday, I came across a New York Times book review by Lorrie Moore, in which she proceeds to belittle and bash memoir as a genre (except for a select few that make her cut). It seems like there has been a lot of memoir bashing lately. Why all the hate? If you don’t like memoir, [...]
