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Memoir Ideas: Finding the Story Only You Can Tell
Some writers believe you need to have lived a dramatic life in order to write a great memoir, but that’s not the
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6-Word Memoir
Writing a 6-word memoir might feel impossible at first, too restricting, maybe even unfair. You might think, How do you tell a
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How to Write a Memoir: From First Draft to Lasting Impact
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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What is a Memoir? From Personal Experience to Universal Truth
The desire to write is, at its core, the desire to evolve. To dig deeper into something you’ve experienced in order to
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Memoir: Mastering the Impossible
“While they were saying among themselves it cannot be done, it was done.” – Helen Keller The purpose of art is to
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Tell Your Truth
“A book must start somewhere. One brave letter must volunteer to go first, laying itself on the line in an act of faith,
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Writing Memoir
“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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Permission to Write Your Truth
What is the Truth of your story? OK, you’ve outlined your story and you’re getting ready to write your first draft. But
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Making the Impossible Possible
Turning the impossible into something possible is the magic of story. We often have an idea of the direction our story is
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The Difference Between Journaling and Storytelling
The difference between journaling and storytelling is context. Journaling is simply documenting what happened. Storytelling involves illustrating the meaning of what happened.
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The 90-Day Memoir – Intimacy Hangover
In the first day of The 90-Day Memoir workshop the writers often have some major insights and revelations. But it is the second day
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Memoir: Personal & Universal
The challenge in writing a memoir is that self-examination is not typically meant to be shared. The goal in writing a dynamic
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Some writers believe you need to have lived a dramatic life in order to write a great memoir, but that’s...
Writing a 6-word memoir might feel impossible at first, too restricting, maybe even unfair. You might think, How do you...
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...
