Banish Fear of Revealing Too Much: Be a Bigger Presence in Your Memoir

The fear of revealing too much of ourselves in the memoir we are writing can be paralyzing.

We wonder: “What will people say? How will people react to what I am revealing?” So…

We hold back in our writing. We stop ourselves from personal revelation, from sharing secrets.

The fear is founded—it’s not always a friendly world out there. And, of course…

As we reveal too much about ourselves, we may be opening ourselves up to abuse and misunderstanding. But…

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The Memoir Network is for sale. For details on how you might take control of a thriving memoir business, please request a prospectus at [email protected].

Excessive revealing is generally not the problem most memoir writers face.

Fear of revealing too little is a much more frequent problem for writers I coach or edit. Too many writers are creating a cryptic memoir, one in which the reader is left wondering what’s up with the main character (generally you).

Don’t hide your truth from your memoir

Often the writer is omitting crucial information or only hinting at it. The memoirist is paralyzed with fear of disclosure.

In today’s video, I not only offer reasons people have a fear of revealing themselves and I also provide processes to overcome this reticence and turn your cryptic memoir into a more meaningful book.

In addition to this video, I have curated this FREE e-course for you:

~ Ouch! Writing Painful Memories https://youtu.be/m8AZnyKAGa8
~ Don’t Waste Your Time With Writing Prompts https://youtu.be/bw_L2d3ZZ4s
~ Four Tips for Writing Much Better Memoir https://youtu.be/NiUqG84VVMg
~ Write Your Personal Myth #2 https://youtu.be/7ZcU6Z9NqIk

About Denis Ledoux

I hope this blog post has been helpful to you to write a better memoir. It is a brief—and, I believe, high quality—assist in a facet of your writing, but there is much better I and my team can provide you. The best ways always come down to a Memoir Network professional coaching and editing your memoir. As your coach or editor, we don't give you just theory as in this blog post (beneficial to you by the way). You and your Memoir Network professional plunge deep into your story and develop it so it "comes alive" for your readers. To explore this option in a free consult, email me at [email protected] for an appointment. Want to try a launcher, do-it-yourself option? Try The Memorable Story / Write Your First Memoir Draft Program. Over the coming weeks, you will learn to write better, deeper memoir and to write more quickly and with more satisfaction. Enroll today. Another option is my classic book Turning Memories Into Memoirs / A Handbook for Writing Lifestories and my many other memoir-writing books. My Start to Write Your Memoir FREE five lesson e-course will help you to calibrate—or recalibrate—your memoir writing. Join our FREE My Memoir Education membership. It's easy to register, and you'll receive tons of free materials.

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