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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Writer Anne Lamott’s Difficult Personal Truths. The Bird By Bird author discusses her new book about love, her proclivity for deeply honest memoir writing, and some of her go-to advice about ...