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.

While writing a book-length personal story can be one of the most rewarding writing endeavors you will ever undertake, it's important to know not only how to write about your personal experiences ...

Writing Our Memoir With A Few Creative Tips. A Journal And A Diary Are Great Ways To Collect Stories For Our Memoir. Don’t Let Your Stories Vanish With You.

Three authors and a composer will speak on "Writing with Hope from Hurt & Hardship" during a free workshop from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, Aug. 26.

Writing a memoir is a big process of editing — editing your life down to something that seems focused and interesting. Kneen has also published two collections of erotica and four novels ...