A unique workbook from National Association of Memoir Writers founder Linda Joy Myers that offers the tools writers need to begin, develop, and complete a memoir, including lessons on how to write a great scene, timeline and turning point exercises to help create structure, and much more.
Table of Contents
A Note to Memoirists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
Things You Need to Know About Memoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
The Three Stages of Memoir Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
What is a Memoir and Why Write One? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Who’s Your Audience? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Scenes: Building Blocks for Your Story . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Why You Need to Write Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Stage One: Kick-Starting Your Memoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Turning Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Themes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Messy First Chapters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
How Much Truth to Tell: The Memoirist’s Dilemma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Mining Your Memories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Creating Your Memory Lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Your Timelinlƒ6
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