The Do’s & Don’ts of Memoir Writing

Editor Larry Edwards will present “The Do’s & Don’ts of Memoir Writing” at the San Diego Memoir Writers Association meeting on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2019.
Drawing on his years of experience as an editor and author, Edwards will discuss “telling a story,” writing style, narrative voice, content, and structure, among other topics as it applies to memoir writing. He will also touch on ghostwriting, manuscript formatting, and publishing. Edwards is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, editor, and publisher, and the author of Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss, which took top honors at the San Diego Book Awards and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.

Larry Edwards is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, editor, and publisher. He is the author of Dare I Call It Murder?: A Memoir of Violent Loss, which took top honors at the San Diego Book Awards and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Books he has edited have also won regional and national awards, including the Benjamin Franklin Award-winning Murder Survivor’s Handbook: Real-Life Stories, Tips & Resources. In addition to writing fiction and nonfiction, he works as a freelance book editor and publishing consultant. Outside of writing and editing, Edwards plays the fiddle in old-time music and bluegrass bands, and, being married to Janis Cadwallader—a serious birder—he has become an avid bird photographer.
For more information, visit his website.