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Writing Memoir: Avoid These Common Mistakes

You’d like to write a memoir. You’ve been thinking about it for a year or more. You’ve been journaling for years or just writing down...

Is It Time to Write Your Memoir?

By mingling on social media with potential memoirists, I often hear it said that they need to get their stories out to the world; they’ve...

Don't Get Mired Down in Your Memoir

Memoir writers can't make progress because they are learning to write, have career and personal commitments, and get no support for the work

How to Choose a Memoir Theme

The key to writing a really good memoir is to identify a really good theme that runs through some aspect of your life and focus on that.

Writing About Trauma: What Memoir Is and Isn’t

Understanding the true purpose of memoir is key to knowing when the time is right for you to write one.

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Memoir and Law: Understanding Defamation and Invasion of Privacy

Memoir authors risk defamation and invasion of privacy lawsuits. How can they protect themselves?

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Memoir Theme is As Important As Plot

Our brains have evolved to learn from stories. Theme is not the same as plot. It is more important.