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Creative Inspiration

Suggested places to go to find inspiration for your memoir writing

Need a Memoir Topic? Use the Calendar

Got the Music in You? Use it

How to Write Your Truth

Creative Inspiration: In Memoir, it’s DIY

How to Use Genealogy in Memoir

Ten Bad Writing Habits to Break Right Now

How to Say it With Words? Like This.

How to Write Memoir in Essays, with Mary Laura Philpott

How to Become a Writer, with Bryan Collins

How to Bear Witness in Writing, with Author Rachael Cerrotti

All Memoir Writing Asks a Question. What’s Yours?

How to Write a Modern Love Column & Then Expand it Into A Book

How to Write About Trauma, with Author Jessica DuLong

How to Write Descriptions That Paint a Vivid Picture For Your Reader

How to Write a Family Memoir, with Laura Davis

How Writers Choose Their Topics, with Dreux Richard

How to Write the Perfect First Sentence for a Memoir

How to Create and Maintain a Writer’s Eye, with Samantha Clark

How to Write a Memoir in Essays, with Rebekah Taussig

How to Begin a Writing Career at Any Stage of Life, with Playwright Ellen Abrams

On the Power of Writing, With Allison Fallon

How to Become a Food Writer, With Alexandra Stafford

Advice to a Young Writer, with Carol Edgarian

How to Develop a Writer’s Eye for Detail, With Edward Schwarzschild