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The Psychological Reason You Memoir is Stuck

There is a vicious cycle which memoirists can get stuck in as they try in earnest to get going on their memoir. It’s not that they can’t write. Writers may have whole bodies of short or medium form work, blogs,

Do you have enough material to write a book?

One nagging question aspiring writers have can often hold them back from starting–do I even have enough material to write a book? Is this idea big enough? Do I have enough stories to tell or points to make? It’s not

How to Write in Dark Times

These days every time we spend a minute or two scrolling your phone or check the news on TV, we’re bombarded with dark turns and bad news. Worries and questions about what we can and should do seem to permeate

How to Defeat Imposter Syndrome

Often the biggest barriers are the ones that just keep us from getting started. When we work with writers, they have this great idea that is just itching to be brought to life. But many wonder if they’re good enough

Sneaky Ways Writers Procrastinate

We know that giving up goals or resolutions isn’t something that happens all at once in a snap decision. They slip away from us in a thousand little ways and before we know it, so much time has passed and we

Measuring Writing Productivity Beyond Word Count

If you write a thousand words a day, you can write a book in about two months. This seems like a rigid, no-debate-about-it kind of fact. It’s math, after all. Words are easy to count, so it seems like a

The Secret to Unstoppable Writing Momentum

Writers tend to be very susceptible to the double-edged sword of New Year’s. On one hand, you have all this renewed energy and determination to really get it done this time. You have been thinking about it for so long.

The Biggest Mistake Memoir Writers Make

We’ve discussed mistake after mistake memoir writers make frequently in this blog and on our channel because we hate to see writers struggle and books go unfinished. We’ve talked about the mistakes we see from trying to go it alone

Is mindset holding back your writing?

Writing your first book can feel so intimidating. It feels like there’s so much to learn, so much to know, so much to be as a published author. It can also be a little isolating, working on a long-form project

Do you know your memoir’s message?

A memoir is telling a real story from your life, but it’s actually quite a bit more than that. Crafting a memoir that resonates requires more than recounting events—it demands a well-defined, powerful message that runs like a spine through