Is your Memoir Secretly Stuck?
A few weeks ago, we talked about how to unstick your memoir when it feels caught in the mud and you know you’re not moving forward. But sometimes, the harder problem is a stuck memoir you don’t even recognize as
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A few weeks ago, we talked about how to unstick your memoir when it feels caught in the mud and you know you’re not moving forward. But sometimes, the harder problem is a stuck memoir you don’t even recognize as
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
“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
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
When you are in the development stage of writing, one of the first major decisions you will need to make is how to bracket the book—where the narrative starts and where it ends. Memoir is not biography, so those bookends
The New Year is a time of reflection and, often, promise-making. (Can you believe it’s 2026!?) We promise ourselves that this year, we’re going to be the best version of ourselves. We’re going to rise to a higher standard, accomplish
In the publishing and writing support industry, terminology tends to evolve and shift over time, especially as practices change. We’ve previously discussed commonly misunderstood publishing terms, and the number one term that’s misunderstood is “editor,” largely because there are so
We often call the drafting stage being on the “chapter train” as when you get going, it can feel great, like you’re chug-chugging your way through, watching your book get longer and more complete one chapter at a time. But
When you’re driven to write a memoir, it usually means two things—you’ve experienced something that has fundamentally changed you and you feel called to share what you’ve learned from those experiences because others may benefit from the message. Deeply held,
Since ChatGPT and other LLMs have become available, so many writers’ conversations center on stances surrounding utilizing AI. Many of them are well handled by groups like the Authors Guild and other professional organizations for writers. But today we are
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