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Some elements of writing a memoir are really just putting words down, one after another, until you have enough. But if you’ve tried that before, or if you’ve been following our content for a while, you know that’s not all
When we’re full of energy and inspiration to write, we don’t always think about the organization that will set us up for a long‑haul, sustainable writing journey. Many writers eventually hit a point—often after taking a long break—when they want
At Page and Podium Press, we’ve spent years working with writers, writing ourselves for clients and personal projects, and thinking, living and breathing all things writing, especially the amazing, transformative act of writing memoir. We love to hear from followers
Whether you call it writer’s block or the frustration of writing in circles, getting stuck in the mud and not knowing how to make consistent progress is a very common problem we hear from writers every day. The mud writers
Writing a memoir is a big project, and for many first-time authors, one of the first struggles they face is determining exactly how long it should take to write. Many authors, especially when they feel compelled to write a memoir
“It should be as long as it needs to be.” This advice is well-intended, meant to encourage writers to focus on substance over benchmarks. However, it can also lead first-time astray and leave them trying to feel their way through
If you’ve been following our content for some time, you know we are structure queens, and we emphasize the need to have a clear structure for your memoir as early in the process as possible, as that is one of
Pre-writing, development, chapter train, revisions, edits—when you understand the whole process and have it laid out in front of you like a well-marked road, it can feel like there would be no reason at all to stop you from finishing
Book ideas, when they live in our minds, feel beautiful, complete, and shiny. Because we can feel how connected and intricate the story and ideas are together, sometimes it feels like we should be able to start writing and follow
When reading a scene, often the details give the narrative an immediacy that helps us connect and visualize the story as it’s unfolding for us. However, when writing memoir, you are often relying on something that is famously fallible and
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