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Organize your memoir writing

The Lifewriter’s Memory Binder – PDF

85 + pages, exercises, instructions & forms This is the workbook I’d turn to whenever I felt stuck. It’s chock full of stimulating exercises. Jerry Gonyo, memoir writer

memoir editing process

So You Wonder How Memoir Editing Works

When I begin memoir editing with clients, I tell them that a proper editing requires three “read-throughs.” It is impossible to give a manuscript all the attention it deserves in one reading. Reading a manuscript without doing any specific editing and forming only a general impression has always seemed a good idea in theory, but […]

difficult painful memories

Difficult, Painful Memories Can Make a Memoir More Psychologically Astute.

We all arrive at adulthood with some difficult painful memories. In this post, I offer you procedures for dealing with and healing those memories. First of all, writing about painful memories should not be an occasion to re-traumatize yourself. Stop for the moment if you feel overcome, but if you feel ready to write about […]

successful memoir interview

8 Tips: How to Have a Successful Memoir Interview

A successful memoir interview will add depth to your memoir. While you know much about your story, it is always beneficial to gather information from other sources to fill in the gaps. These sources can be formal research on the net or in a library or it can be reviewing letters and journals or talking […]