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How to Write a Memoir
A memoir is a narrative written from the author’s perspective, focusing on a specific moment or theme of their life. However, when
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“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they should have
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A memoir is a narrative written from the author’s perspective, focusing on a specific moment or theme of their life....
The desire to write is, at its core, the desire to evolve. To dig deeper into something you’ve experienced in...
“While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.” – Helen Keller The purpose of art...
“A book must start somewhere. One brave letter must volunteer to go first, laying itself on the line in...
“You own everything that happened to you. Tell your stories. If people wanted you to write warmly about them, they...
What is the Truth of your story? OK, you’ve outlined your story and you’re getting ready to write your first...
Turning the impossible into something possible is the magic of story. We often have an idea of the direction our...
The difference between journaling and storytelling is context. Journaling is simply documenting what happened. Storytelling involves illustrating the meaning of...
In the first day of The 90-Day Memoir workshop the writers often have some major insights and revelations. But it...
The challenge in writing a memoir is that self-examination is not typically meant to be shared. The goal in writing...
