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Book: Learn to Write your Memoir

Book: Self-help for Writers

Events and Workshops

10 reasons to write about your life

Types of Memoirs

When memories heal

Background enhances your story

Character arc in memoir

Find Story Elements

Events go by, and in their wake, they leave a story. Find that story and write it.

Everyone loves stories. And we also live one. By learning to tell the story of your life, you can:

- discover greater depth in your own past
- reveal lessons that can help you go forward
- open a window into your world

Book: Learn to Write your Memoir in Four Weeks,
A step by step guide to recording the stories of your life .

Memoir Articles by Jerry Waxler

Types and examples of memoirs

When Memories Heal, an essay on how to use memoir writing to heal from traumatic and painful memories

Describe the world around you to enhance your memoir

How does your main character develop? Your character arc in memoir

Find story elements in your (ordinary) life

How memories enhance your writing

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4/1772007