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Another memoir finished: what was the writing process?

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 28 Mar 2024 16:33:57 +0000

Writers can doubt their process. This is understandable as writing a memoir is a long undertaking that can—and usually does—have many discouraging moments. (more…)

You Don’t Have to Rush To Complete a Memoir

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0000

You don’t have to rush to complete a memoir, but taking these action steps will keep you writing until you finish your memoir. (more…)

3 Benefits of Keeping a Journal

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 14 Jun 2018 09:05:55 +0000

Keeping a journal can be a useful tool when you are writing your memoir. When keeping a regular journal, some people feel a release of energy they don’t have in other writing forms. (more…)

Journal Writing for the Memoir Writer

Denis Ledoux — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 10:55:39 +0000

Journal writing is an effective practice for the memoir writer. It is a spontaneous and generally free-flowing activity and so can be very helpful to you in loosening up both your thinking and your writing type (the two usually go together). Your journal is an opportunity to bypass the familiar rules that govern much of […]

What to Do to Stay in the Memoir-Writing Conversation—And Why it’s Important.

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 10:55:34 +0000

I read professional journals. Poets and Writers from cover to cover. I receive the Maine Writers and Publishers Alliance e-newsletter weekly. It’s a membership newsletter and comes chock full of news about what other writers are doing, readings schedules, and announcements of book publications. Do you have… (more…)

Telling the Children About Cancer

Denis Ledoux — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 11:00:10 +0000

Martha writes about telling the children about cancer and her thoughts on being a mother as she copes with her own feelings of having breast cancer. (more…)