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Writing Your Memoir Regularly is Key to Success

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:00:13 +0000

Success is built on daily writing habits. As has been bandied about and attributed to many different speakers and writers, it is said that “you go to the office every day for 20 years, and before you know it, you are an overnight success.” Well, we can apply that bit of humor as an insight […]

The Work of Writing a Memoir Can Be Hard, But You Can Succeed!

Denis Ledoux — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:10:14 +0000

No one said it would be easy to show up and do the work of writing a book! “This is hard,” you think as you look at your production. “perhaps I’m not cut out for this.” (more…)

Motivation or Writing Discipline: which will sooner see you to the finish line?

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 20:04:52 +0000

“I just don’t feel motivated to write,” you say struggling with writing discipline . “I want to get my book written and out in the world but I’m just not motivated. I won’t write today.” Alternatively, what if you don’t feel like writing but you sat down at your computer and reread some pages of […]

Bringing Discipline in Memoir Writing

Denis Ledoux — Mon, 12 May 2025 15:30:27 +0000

A big part of success is showing up and doing the work. The same is true in writing a memoir. To succeed you have to do some writing; you have to demonstrate some discipline, some nose to the grindstone. Now the writing process is not straightforward or linear and there are many unexpected twists and […]

Three Pillars of Starting a Memoir Right Everytime.

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 18 Apr 2024 12:15:58 +0000

DL: this post—Three Pillars of Starting a Memoir Right—introduced a YouTube video which turned out to be the most popular of all my videos. Today, I would like to share both this post and the video. If you haven’t done so already, please share the post and the video and subscribe to my YouTube channel. […]

Your writing is your work–Schedule first your time for writing

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 12:00:02 +0000

To make time for writing, you have to be serious about the principle that your writing is your work. You must act on it and take it as seriously as your paying job. (more…)

Setting Writing Goals That Work For You: Better Time Management

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 12:00:00 +0000

I have a goal for this post. I want to help you to develop and articulate your writing goals for the next three months—that is, 90 days. You can start your three months today, at the beginning of the next week or at the first day of the next month, but don’t put off setting […]

Don’t Wait To Write Your Story!

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 15:45:00 +0000

It is later than you think. In the years I have been helping people write memoirs, I have seen people die and people grow too old. The energy not only to write deeply but to write a memoir at all has been lost to them; their stories have been lost. We go through our days […]

Four Reasons to Take a Break from Writing

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 22 Jan 2019 11:00:54 +0000

When should you take a break from writing? Writing is hard work, and there will be many times when it seems too difficult. You sit at your desk and nothing much comes. Your impulse is to get up to do something—anything—else, as long as it’s not writing! You think of the lawn that needs mowing, […]

Writing Your Memoir One Story at a Time—It Adds Up

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 20 Dec 2018 11:00:20 +0000

Memoir writing does not have to be an intimidating task. Envisioning your autobiography as a series of stories makes the sizable task of writing the stories of a lifetime tolerable and ultimately enjoyable. Lifestories, written singly just as they are told, one by one, add up to a memoir. (more…)