Today’s guest post is written by blogger and memoir writer Kathleen Pooler. “Say what you have to say, not what…
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Why Would Someone Want to Read Your Life Story?
For many writers, the dream of becoming an author begins with the idea that they can write about their own…
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Are Your Life Experiences Stories Worth Telling?
Every day we tell stories. Sometimes we tell the same stories over and over again–to our friends, people we meet…
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Mining Your Memories to Write Memoir
Writing a memoir involves remembering bits and pieces of your life and putting them down on paper. After all, a…
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8 Tips for Taking the Psychological Trip of Writing a Memoir
Many of this year’s Write Nonfiction in November participants are writing memoirs. I don’t find this surprising, since so many…
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How Do You Know the Truth?
Memoirist and creative nonfiction writers constantly ponder the question, “What is truth?” And they struggle with their truth vs. the…
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Focusing Your Memoir…or Any Book
Yesterday I was working with a client on focusing her memoir. To me the beginning middle and end of her…
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Creating Flow in Your Memoir
I’m almost done doing a developmental edit on a memoir. The feedback the writer had received from readers and agents…
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Mind Map Your Project from Start to Finish
During the first week of Write Nonfiction in November (WNFIN) you’ve read about several types of writing projects you could…
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