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Bias vs. Objectivity in MemoirThis is your truth, so does it have to also be THE truth? One motivating factor for writing your memoir is that you finally get to tell your...
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Editing Your Memoir for Word Choice: Part IIIOriginality and a twist on clichés will help make your memoir memorable. For the third post in this three-part series about editing your...
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Editing Your Memoir for Word Choice: Part IIGive your memoir a professional touch by avoiding too much word repetition. My last post focused on editing your memoir to fix any incorrect...
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Editing Your Memoir for Word Choice: Part 1Now that you’ve written your story, make sure you’ve worded it for impact. If you’re like me, you go over your manuscript countless...
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How to Include Life Lessons in Your MemoirWithout turning your memoir into a self-help book Like many memoir authors, you may be aiming to include life lessons in your...
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How to Tell Whether You’re a WriterAnd why you don’t have to be a writer to write a great memoir When you’re a writer, you write. You can tell whether you’re a writer just by...
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How to Professionalize Your Memoir WritingFun with AI! We asked for some moderately bad prose so you can see what to avoid. You can write well while still knowing there’s room...
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How to Edit Your Memoir’s First DraftYou are the best person to tackle this project before handing it over to a professional editor. If your memoir’s first draft is a mess,...
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New Memoirs for 2024 to Help You Write YoursMemoir continues to be a popular genre as 2024 moves along. Reading memoirs for 2024 can give you a lot of clues to help you write yours....
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Are You a Memoir Author Looking for a Theme?Sometimes the hardest part of writing a memoir is identifying what it’s really about. Most memoir authors fall into one of two groups. They...
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How to Find Your Writer’s VoiceSound like yourself but only like the writer inside you. “When did you start writing for that company?” The question caught me off-guard....
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Getting Punctuation Correct in Your MemoirLearn the rules once and use punctuation correctly forever. Experts will recommend that when you sit down to write, just keep going and don’t...
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2,024 Reasons to Write Your Memoir This YearNumerology Offers a Lot of Motivation to Say: New Year, New Book. Like a lot of people, memoir authors look for signs. Should I write my life...
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Let’s Talk About Your Memoir AudiobookThe questions start with why, how and who. When you get to the point of publishing your memoir in traditional book form, you’ll probably...
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Getting Feedback on Your Memoir ManuscriptFigure out how many people you will ask to read your book and what information you will want them to provide. Are you thinking about asking...
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Start Journaling Just In Case You Decide to Write a MemoirYour memory is probably not as good as you believe it is If you think you may want to write a memoir someday and you’re not journaling, start...
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What Matthew Perry Taught Us About the Addiction Memoir CategoryAs fans continue to struggle with the death of Friends star Matthew Perry, much attention has centered on Perry’s memoir, Friends, Lovers,...
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When and How to End Each Chapter of Your MemoirDifferent Writing Devices Produce Different Effects How do you know at what point one chapter of your memoir ends and the next begins? Should...
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When Chronology Gets in the Way of Your Memoir NarrativeHow to take readers down rabbit holes they’ll follow and enjoy Memoir authors are often concerned with how much to prioritize chronology....
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Why I Like Coaching Memoir Authors and Editing MemoirsThe rewards of owning a business like Write My Memoirs We are now uploading Write My Memoirs blog posts to Substack . They also will...
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Melissa Etheridge Explains How Memoir Writing Supports Healing After TragedySinger Melissa Etheridge has just written a memoir, Talking to My Angels , that includes revealing her grieving process after losing her son...
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Why Do People Write Memoirs?Facebook has several memoir groups, and on one of them a member posted the question, “What is the primary reason for writing your memoir?”...
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5 Ways Your Memoir Will Be UniqueA lot of memoir authors worry that they have nothing new to add to the nonfiction literary category and will not have a unique memoir. At Write...
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Writing Dialogue in Your MemoirYou don’t have to write very far into your memoir before you realize that dialogue can be a handy tool for you to convey action, emotion,...
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Lessons for Athletes Who Want to Write Memoirs—And Vice VersaThis week in July 2023, the National Senior Games are taking place in Pittsburgh, and I’m competing in track and field. If you’re over 50 and...
