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16 Memoir-Writing Resources You Can Use Today

Denis Ledoux — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Having the right resources available when we need them can transform any task from a problem to an enticing challenge. I don’t know about you, but when I am trying something new—let’s say propagating a plant—that I’m not knowledgeable about, I head for either the internet or my bookshelves. The internet provides quick information and […]

More memoir-writing resources at The Memoir Network.

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 07 Mar 2024 13:24:27 +0000

“Free” can take you only so far. For more resources to take you deeper into memoir writing, explore these resources. (more…)

Learning to Write Memoir Is Like Learning to Swim!

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 12:00:08 +0000

We often see people who are not comfortable swimming flail about in the water, their heads reaching up high, desperately, to catch a breath of air. This awkward gesture soon tires them. Try as they might there is not enough air for them as they constrict their ribs, twist their heads, contort their jaws. Writing […]

Writing a Memoir Is a Big Project. It Calls For the Project Manager Function.

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

People jump into their memoir writing projects without giving the function of project manager much consideration. Here’s what you need to do. (more…)

A Faulty Process Is—Well—Useless

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 11:00:00 +0000

One memoir writer who had spent two or three years writing her story submitted her formatted manuscript to me for a final edit. She told me she hadn’t gotten help writing a memoir because she hadn’t wanted to be influenced. As I read her story, I struggled to find its focus. There didn’t seem to […]

3 Decisions That Sustain Your Memoir Writing

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 06 Feb 2024 12:00:00 +0000

These three decisions will help you to succeed more quickly and easily at memoir writing. These decisions will help you publish faster. (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…)

Is a coach for the memoir you are writing really useful?

Denis Ledoux — Sat, 05 Feb 2022 12:00:00 +0000

Working with a coach for the memoir you are writing provides you technical, informational and emotional support. Often writers—usually first-time and (perhaps) only-time writers—struggle as they recall, explore, and write their memories. If you are considering or already busy at turning your memories into memoirs, then memoir coaching is an option that will likely help […]

Memoir Coaching Laser-focuses on Getting Your Memoir Written Faster and Better

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 11:00:32 +0000

How does memoir coaching improve your manuscript? “What does ‘My family was poor mean,” I asked a memoir writing client in a recent coaching session. “Poor?” he asked at the other end of the phone line. “What do you mean what does poor mean? Poor means poor!” “Does poor mean you didn’t have enough to […]

How to Know if You Have the Right Memoir Coach

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 11:00:00 +0000

Can your coach work with you so that you meet your deadline? As you develop your memoir project, you may become aware of a natural deadline, such as a family reunion or a birthday. The right memoir coach for you will be able meet your date. This deadline should be discussed before the coach and […]