The Maine Spirit and the Horse: Interviewing Skills for Memoir Writing

A Comment about The Maine Spirit Blog

Historians and horse lovers owe a great debt of gratitude to Stephen Thompson for his thorough and fascinating survey of Maine’s tie to the magnificent beast that, in both work and sport, was a principal means of tying this vast state together in the long era before the automobile. Water Village, my history of Waterville, only touches on the horse, most particularly the astonishing creature named Nelson. Thompson’s work reveals the full tale of the impact of these beloved animals in this area, and in celebration of the horse, future generations will be grateful to know a story that otherwise might have been lost in the mists of time. -- Earl Smith, Dean of College, Emeritus, Colby College

Tuesday, March 31, 2020

Interviewing Skills for Memoir Writing

For students and others who would like to interview their parents, grandparents, other relative, and persons one finds interesting to write memoirs, the following links will allow you to explore interviewing skills. Best of luck in your research, interviews, and writing.

Links to Explore Interviewing Skills

Heather Sellers on Memoir Writing with link to Interviewing

Read Write Think -- Interviews and Memoirs

How to Write Someone Else's Story

Memoir Interviewing

19 Questions to Help You Write a Memoir

For Teachers: Classroom Resources for Memoir Writing