How to Write a Powerful Memoir
On this Live Online Workshop, you’ll learn:
- My 3-step process for writing an effective memoir
- The most common mistakes amateur memoirists make
- The myths you can ignore about the impossibility of selling the memoir of an “unknown”
- What New York Times bestselling memoirists do to craft such compelling stories
- How to write hard truth (and what to do about offending, embarrassing, or throwing friends and family under the bus)
- How deep you should go to reveal your own pain and suffering
- And much more
(53:33) How much dialogue is appropriate in a memoir?
(55:25) How many details should I change to hide someone’s identity in my memoir?
(57:17) How do I handle a prosecuted crime in my memoir without being sued?
(58:21) Do I need media liability insurance?
(1:00:22) How do I write a memoir about my relatives with a memory disease without demeaning them?
(1:02:58) Is the theme, “God’s faithfulness,” too broad?
(1:04:28) Is my manuscript a memoir or a travel book?
(1:08:59) Should I say my novel is based on a true story? Can I write from my mother’s Point of View?
(1:10:38) Can I write a fictional memoir?
(1:11:40) Can my fictional protagonist utilize memoir to advance the story?
(1:12:31) How do I expand the market for my book?
(1:15:18) Where do I start my memoir?
(1:16:50) Do I put prayer in italics, quotes, or both?
(1:19:59) How do I avoid going too easy on my protagonist?
(1:22:51) What do I look for when reading 200 books in my genre?
(1:27:26) How do I hide identities in my memoir about a close-knit community?