What everyone ought to do to create vivid characters

Easy, proven tips for adding feelings to a memoir

As a memoirist, do you accept that your family, your friends and your acquaintances are characters in your story?

“But, I’m writing about my mother, not about a character,” you say.

Yes, you are writing about your mother and she is a character in your story. If you can’t incorporate that notion into your approach to writing, you memoir will not soar.

Without the interactions of and with other people, our lives and memoirs risk becoming...