Tag: Write Your Memoir
How to Write your Story Premise
Find out how to write a story premise to double check you have all the elements of compelling story.
Project: Preview Review of Memoirs
I’ve launched my Preview Review of Memoir project to help us write the opening for our own memoirs.
The Chicken or the Egg of your Memoir theme and scenes
Should you find a universal theme and write the scenes to support it, or write your scenes and find a universal theme to bind it?
Choosing my Memoir Characters
I’ve compiled my key and supporting characters for my memoir. But still don’t know what roles they play to drive the plot.
What’s your Memoir Expertise?
The transition you make in your memoir, is driven by your area of expertise. What did you learn during that transition?
Three Act Memoir: What’s at Stake
In a 3 Act Memoir, the first part is your opportunity to show your readers what’s at stake.
Does your Memoir have Structure?
Do you have the two key components needed to structure your memoir effectively?
Show and Tell in Memoir
“Show the readers everything, tell them nothing.”― Ernest Hemingway This quote from Hemingway takes the concept to the extreme, and a…
Your Memoir is the story of your Gap
Your Memoir has to show a transition. Solve the mystery of how you got from Point A to Point B.
Years of Contemplation (aka procrastination)
2020 is the time I stop procrastinating about my memoirs and get the first drafts written