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 ...

You don't have to be a professional writer to capture your stories in a meaningful way; there's a little bit of the storyteller in all of us.

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 ...

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 ...

Memoir writing class Windsor, Conn. - On six Tuesday mornings starting on Feb. 3, ... March 10, "Editing your Memoir, Preparing it for Publication, Tips on Self Publishing." ...