A memoir without a theme is a trip without a destination.

How long should a memoir be? The answer is not "as long as it needs to be. "Have a good theme, a defined audience, and a desired effect.

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...

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...