Writing a memoir is one of the most transformative experiences you can have. It’s not just about telling your story; it’s about uncovering the lessons, growth, and resilience that have shaped you.

Whatever you want to write about, the most important thing to remember is to get your butt in the chair and start your writing journey. It’s a side hustle worth doing.

Writing a memoir clarifies your thoughts. It can help you reveal a secret joy or triumph, overcome shame or blame, and pass wisdom to those you love. All lives are worthy of memoir, including yours!

For Flynn, who teaches creative writing at UH, memoir-writing is more a matter of paring down than of embellishing. To write fiction you have to embellish. The memoirist must select from the ...

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Write your memoir in six months: Classes, workshops and blog with writing tips from Brooke Warner, publisher of She Writes Press, and Linda Joy Myers, ...

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Ten years ago, following the death of a parent, Jim Monacell, a bond attorney from Avondale Estates, signed up for a memoir writing course at Callanwolde Fine Arts Center on Briarcliff Road.