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Need a Manuscript Review?

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 19 Mar 2024 14:13:39 +0000

Friends and family love your memoir. They say you are an outstanding writer, but you’re not sure. Perhaps you need a manuscript review. See inside. (more…)

Be a Better Memoir Writer with Deliberate Practice

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 11:00:20 +0000

Memoir writers can achieve much alone. But, it is also true that working with a memoir professional can cut down the time it takes to produce a book of memoirs and can significantly jack up the quality. (more…)

So You Wonder How Memoir Editing Works

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 12:00:25 +0000

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 […]

What Is Developmental Editing and Why You Need It for Your Self-Published Memoir

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

Developmental editing contributes to developing a manuscript to its full potential.They can help you with project and planning how it will be published. (more…)

How to Cut Memoir Text

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:43:52 +0000

To ensure that your memoir is a tight one, it will probably be necessary to cut some of your text. Having finished my childhood memoir, French Boy / A 1950s Franco-American Childhood, of course, I have been thinking of all the things that I did not put into the memoir. Some of these omissions, I […]

Five Tips for Avoiding Vagueness in Your Memoir

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 16:57:44 +0000

Do you struggle with vagueness in your writing? Here are 5 tips for writing clearly and vividly to help you avoid vagueness in your memoir. (more…)

How to write vividly–Avoiding vagueness in writing

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:41:23 +0000

If you want to learn how to write vividly, use the following tips for avoiding vagueness in writing your memoir. When a manuscript slips into a vagueness, the reader reads and rereads and does not quite “get it.” (more…)

Self-Editing Tips for Memoir Writers

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 16:37:05 +0000

Follow these self-editing tips to save time (and mistakes!) on your memoir manuscript before you send it to a professional editor. (more…)

Before Sending Your Manuscript To An Editor / Part 2: Use of Time

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 10 Nov 2022 19:48:41 +0000

Clean up your use of time. This second post on self-editing revolves around the use of time. Proper use of time is crucial to understanding a memoir. (more…)

What would support for writing your memoir look like for you?

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 21 Jun 2022 10:15:00 +0000

While some people succeed at writing an interesting and meaningful memoir on their own, the fact is many people need both more technical expertise than they now have and more emotional support for the long effort they are undertaking. Many find the task of writing a memoir—however urgent and compelling—to be somewhat daunting and, if […]