Memoir theme differs from memoir plot.

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

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.

At the risk of sounding like a broken record, I want to talk about this issue of self-editing and the necessity of hiring a professional...

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

UPDATE 1/8/2021 I am a member of several closed writers’ groups on Facebook. I won’t name them. No one I have encountered so far is...

UPDATED 12/20/21 A developmental edit is probably best understood at the basic level by thinking about the word developmental. The...

If you are a veteran writer, you probably know which level of editing your manuscript needs before you reach out to an editor. But if you...