Memoir Mistakes that can Derail your Book

Writing any kind book can be a daunting task, but writing a memoir comes with its own set of specific hurdles that fiction, self-help, and academic writers don’t necessarily have face. In helping our coaching clients and Memoir Method group,

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How to Decide Where Your Memoir Ends

One of the common questions we get from our coaching clients and Memoir Method group is how to decide where your memoir ends. After all, in many ways, you’re still living the story. You’re not done learning yet, you have

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5 Common Memoir Mistakes

When starting any long project, we all dread thoughts of mistakes we might make. It is even enough to keep us from starting something for fear it might go wrong. No creative process is ever going to be perfect and

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Tools for a Successful Memoir

Writing a successful memoir takes more than just pouring words out onto the page. Long-form writing is a lot like building a house. When building a house, you have to keep that final form in mind. All the parts of

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Four Secrets for Inspiring Memoirs

Often when people feel called to write a memoir, it is because they have experienced something so very hard, struggle over hurdles and strife and have come out so much better and stronger for it on the other side. When

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Healing from Trauma and Writing

This week’s topic is a deeply personal and vulnerable one, as we explore into the complex journey of healing from trauma and how to know when you’re ready to write your story. If you’ve been following our content, you know

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How to Get Effective Writing Feedback

Good feedback should leave you feeling energized and excited to make changes that’s going to make your writing so much stronger. It should also honor the place in the progress your work is. Your work might need a complete re-haul

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How to Overcome Memoir Writer’s Block

Memoir-writing offers the chance to immortalize one’s life experiences, share personal wisdom, and leave a lasting legacy. Yet, for many aspiring memoirists, the journey from intention to publication is fraught with challenges. Perhaps you resonate with the scenario: You’ve envisioned

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Are You Stuck in the Weeds?

Memoirs are powerful narratives that allow individuals to share their unique experiences with the world. However, the journey of memoir writing often presents challenges, with many aspiring authors finding themselves lost in a sea of details, struggling to navigate through

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