The definition of wisdom may be hard to pin down precisely, but for those who have it, aging will be a pleasure.

Roz Chast, a New Yorker cartoonist since 1978, is the author of the graphic memoir “Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant?,” which will be published in May.

I love memoir, always have. Anne Lamott, David Sedaris, Annie Dillard, even Stephen King. There's something magical about the ability to transform ordinary circumstances into beautiful scenes that ...

In the three-year course of writing this memoir, I engaged my nieceJoy Rittenhouse three times to take photos. First, I needed a set of photos for the blog and other social media. Then, when I went from brown to grey hair, I needed new photos. And, most recently, as I finished the manuscript and needed a photo for the author page. I also wanted a group of photos that would highlight one of the main “characters” in the book — the farm called the Home Place that is now a bed and breakfast called Forgotten Seasons.

Jowita Bydlowska’s stunningly candid book takes honesty to a point that may verge on self-harm

We can’t avoid it. It’s all over the news and in conversations: wars, random shootings, gang rapes, knifings and, most recently, the Boston Marathon bombings.

This post is about the core of writing: Life. Soul. Integrity. It's an exploration of how to unlock creativity and overcome writer's block.

Studies indicate that children learn resilience when they hear what their relatives before them have faced.

You’ll Heal Your Own Heart – A Writers Write Interview with Jan Vallone    An interview by Sheila Bender of Writing It Real: I am pleased to post this interview with author Jan Vallone...It is...

Psychologists have found a simple way to improve academic performance and even health. When people sit down and write about a negative experience and they revise their story to see it in a more positive way, it changes their behavior and helps them succeed.

Not everyone wants to write a tell-all, novel-sized autobiographical work. In March 2011, to celebrate International Women's Day, Marie Claire Magazine Australia published an inspiring feature: “100 Years, 10 Women, 1000 Words.” It had me pondering how I would fit my story into a 100 word nutshell. Are you up for the challenge?

Treelines turns family trees and unrecorded memories into gorgeous stories your family will love.

Interested in learning more about personal narrative and memoir? Here are some books you might want to read....

How can you better remember that perfect day with your family? Psychologist and author Charles Fernyhough on the tricks and limitations.

By you taking the risk to share your humanity, your vulnerabilities, faux pas, and imperfections, you allow the listener or reader to acknowledge theirs with courage and compassion. You also make it easier for them to recognize and admit to unproductive attitudes and behaviors that are holding them back, things about themselves they would not acknowledge if directly confronted.

... how should you, a memoirist, write about your people and their baggage?