Some good news: I’ve finished a rough draft of my memoir.
For the past few years, I’ve written several personal essays in hopes of eventually writing a memoir. Since getting some in-person inspiration from one of my favorite writers, Anna Quindlen, I’ve spent the past year researching, reporting and writing my book. One of my former editors is now reading and editing it. Once I get feedback from her, I’ll make some changes and then send it to an agent.
It feels liberating to have finished a rough draft and to have made so much progress on a goal that I’ve wanted to accomplish for more than a decade. The memoir is about the difficulties I experienced after losing my mom at a young age, and the lasting effect they’ve had on me. It centers on three key themes that intersect in a lot of ways: food, loss and love.
Between writing my memoir and working long hours, I haven’t had as much time to keep up with my blog lately. I’ll be posting memoir updates more regularly, though, when I have new information to share.
If you want to get a better sense of what my memoir’s about, read these personal essays:
How losing my mom led me to neglect a hungry heart
Why I’ve struggled with eating for so long and how I’m learning to let go
Why we turn to food when we’re stressed and what we can do instead
My not-so-easy response to the question: ‘So, why did you become a vegetarian?’
Spotting signs from loved ones who have died
Learning to heal from the loss of my mom, struggles with food
Mother-daughter song stirs memories of happier times with mom
Word on the Street 