About the Author

A chilehead from child-hood, Sharon Lippincott is hooked on all forms of life writing. She loves sharing discoveries with others. She teaches classes and workshops on basic memoir and lifestory writing as well as specific skills like writing vivid description in the Pittsburgh area and online. Her book, The Heart and Craft of Lifestory Writing gives complete guidelines from starry-eyed idea to publication for lifestory projects, and her award-winning blog, The Heart and Craft of Life Writing, has provided guidance for hundreds of thousands of visitors from all over the world. She serves on the Advisory Board of the National Association of Memoir Writers and mentors memoir groups in Allegheny County libraries and around the country.