5 Tips for Starting Your Memoir. 1. Write memoir, not autobiography. An autobiography is the story of an entire life, but a memoir is just one story from that life.

1. If fiction is the art of invention, memoir is the art of selection and arrangement. For whatever reasons, many readers and writers believe that writing a memoir is easier than writing a novel.

Everyone has a story to tell, but memoir writer Marion Roach Smith says making those stories interesting and readable is harder than it looks. She gives her dos and don'ts for memoir writing in ...

Presidential memoir writing tips for Obama — from other past presidents Above all else, don’t emphasize politics at the expense of the personal. February 13, 2020 More than 5 years ago ...

EXETER - Water Street Bookstore, at 125 Water St., is hosting Sarah Jane Freymann, co-author of Your Life is a Book: How to Craft & Publish Your Memoir, on Saturday, Nov. 1 at 6 p.m. for a talk, Q ...

Four memoir writing tips and an Italian Christmas story . Start with a theme.Write a short memory of Chanukah or Christmas. Sit quietly and think about the holidays you shared.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - If holiday gatherings make you think about preserving and passing on your life story, a workshop on memoir writing might help you get started. The Writer's Alley will hold a ...