Memoir Is Like a Novel, Not Autobiography
A memoir should be written like a novel, with a three-act structure, not like a chronological autobiography.
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Trish Lockard
- Feb 28
- 5 min
P.O.W.E.R.: My Formula for Writing about Tough Stuff
Writing a memoir can be emotionally exhausting. I have a formula for self-care while writing.
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Trish Lockard
- Feb 7
- 3 min
Writing About Trauma: What We’ve Learned Since 2020
Writing about trauma is more prevalent since the pandemic introduced us to terms like mass trauma and collective trauma
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Trish Lockard
- Nov 20, 2021
- 4 min
Write with Purpose Using Indexing
The woman whose memoir writing advice I most admire, Marion Roach Smith, recently discussed a technique for self-editing your writing...
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Trish Lockard
- Nov 15, 2020
- 2 min
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...
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Trish Lockard
- Sep 8, 2020
- 4 min
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
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Trish Lockard
- Dec 18, 2019
- 5 min
Heal and Grow: The Power of Journaling
Journaling promotes self-awareness, shifts your viewpoint, and broadens your perspective on yourself and others.
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Trish Lockard
- Nov 16, 2019
- 3 min
Personal Essays are Still a Hot Commodity
A personal essay is about a topical subject discussed from a personal perspective, yours or someone else’s.
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Trish Lockard
- Jul 24, 2019
- 4 min
With Creative Nonfiction, Reality Meets Great Storytelling
What do get when you merge the mechanics of creative writing with factuality of literary nonfiction? Creative nonfiction, or CNF.
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