Develop Your Website: It’s A Prime Interface with Your Audience.
Develop Your Website Whether you have already written a book and are reaching for an audience or are still writing your first book, develop your website if you do not have a proprietary one. Why develop your website? ___ On the Third Thursday of every month (at 1 PM/ET, 12 CT, 11 MT, 10 PT), […]
There Can’t Be That Many Types of Memoir!
There used to be one memoir type. The one kind of memoir genre was that written by famous people about the important events in history that they had taken part in. Mostly, these accounts were about how wonderful they were and how important their roles in history had been. Oftentimes, these memoirs were about excoriating […]
Your Memoir’s “BIG WHY”—A Foundational Concept
What is your memoir’s BIG WHY? Without a BIG WHY, your memoir will not shine. You story will be smaller than it needs to be. (more…)
Why we write stories
Why we write stories. Stories fascinate us all our lives. What is the meaning of telling (and listening to) all of these stories? Obviously, stories entertain us, but our need to be entertained doesn’t fully explain our great hunger for stories. (more…)
No stick characters allowed!
Your characters are the people in your life, don’t write them as “stick characters” in your memoir. Write them clearly and forcefully. (more…)
Write Better Memoir Dialog: 7 Pillars (Proven and Easy to Do!)
Seven easy, proven techniques to write better memoir dialog. How much dialog do you include and when? Follow these 7 pillars for success. (more…)
Writing Process Steps—Linger With Your Story
Many, and perhaps most, people write too fast. I don’t mean that they end up with a text characterized by sloppy grammar, spelling problems and chronology issues. No, what I mean is that they push through the process of writing their stories much too quickly. They end up with only a part of the story […]
Write A First Memoir Draft Efficiently and Well! (Really, this is do-able!) 4 Pillars.
Here’s advice contrary to much you’ve been told: don’t write a first memoir draft that is of poor quality and less than what you want. (more…)
Monday Focus: Avoid this big mistake! Don’t slight the soul of your story.
Your theme is the soul of your story, the element that elevates it from a recitation of facts to a statement. But don’t make this mistake! (more…)