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When you find yourself stuck with memoir writer’s block, especially on a project you care deeply about, it can be so tempting to try to force your way forward. But y’all, this is the worst advice. Not only because it’s
Ideas carry a Catch-22. A new idea feels amazing, satisfying, like a sizzling spark in the mind that motivates you. Its light shines on so many things, and you can feel it itching to be brought to life. Of course,
The amount of writing advice out there can feel overwhelming, and when you’re writing a book with no experience, it’s easy to feel lost and underprepared. When we start writing, we’re often drowning in advice, most of which isn’t very
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
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
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
Nothing makes us more hesitant to try something than the feeling that there are rules that everyone else understands, but that we don’t know yet. It comes from fear of trying something and failing because of what we didn’t know
An outline for your memoir isn’t just a collection of notes, a basic sketch or an unnecessary busy-work step before you start drafting. Neither are they formulaic cages that trap you or suck the fun out of the process. As
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