Writing memoirs

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When you're writing a memoir, the tricky part is the balance between constructing a narrative around your experience and maintaining the truth and honesty of the experience. Read more on the blog about how to write your memoir like a page-turning novel, while maintaining the integrity of the memoir genre.

Creative Writer Worksheet – Writing Memoirs (PDF) This week’s worksheet is for the memoirists among us – those writers whose lives are their masterpiece. Or is that every one of us, after all? “How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live” – Henry David Thoreau.

Want to write memoir? Here's a secret writing teacher Marion Roach Smith wants you to know: memoir is not about what you did. It's about what you did with it.

Looking for memoir writing advice? Check out these do's and don'ts for struggling memoir writers.

Fun and easy memoir writing prompts for all ages. It will give you inspiring writing ideas.

How to write memoir depends on how you want to represent true life events. Memoirs, like fiction, need hooks; immersive showing. Learn more.

Writing a memoir based on your own experience requires a good overarching story, but in order to make an impression on the reader from page one, it’s important to craft an especially strong opening. When you write a memoir, begin with a dramatic hook that makes the reader want more. If you can hold the reader’s attention from the top, they’ll stick with you through the whole book.

Finding your story hook is key to engaging your reader and compelling them to read the whole story. Here's how to find your hook.

Read how to write an autobiography with definitions of autobiography and memoir, tips and examples of describing key and illustrative events.

So many writers don’t know the genre in which they’re writing. So if your book is a memoir - a true story based on your own experience - here's what you need to consider to get published. #autobiographicalwriting #writinginspiration #publishing

How do you get back into writing again? How do you beat writer’s block? Starting with memoir writing prompts can be a great way to reignite your creativity. These creative writing prompts might lead to great blog posts or be perfect for your personal journal. While you might not relate to every prompt, I've kept them broad to inspire anyone. These exercises can also help you develop characters for your short story, novel, or screenplay—just imagine your character answering them instead of…

Not sure what questions or life lessons you want to write on? Begin with these 63 memoir writing prompts that will give you inspiring writing ideas.

A memoir is about more than just telling your life story. In this post, you'll learn the 10 steps to write a memoir that grips your audience.

I have been working on my novel for many years. I’ve had confidence issues, fear issues, procrastination issues…but now I’ve decided enough is enough and it’s time to get on with it. This is a vlog of my progress and for this month I show how I am outlining and re-plotting my manuscript.

Learning how to write your life story will help you to write engaging autobiography. Read insights from acclaimed memoirists and biographers.

A memoir outline is a crucial first step in writing your memoir. Learn how to write a memoir outline that saves you time and improves your story.

Happy Monday! Today, I had the pleasure of guest hosting for Emily over at Reading Tutor/OG for her weekly Mentor Monday linky. This week's topic is MEMOIRS, which is probably my favorite unit that I teach! There are SOOOOOO many great choices to use for this topic from picture books to chapter books and even…