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Writing Lessons

Lessons in how to write memoir from bestselling authors, appearing on the blog, the Memoir Project, by author Marion Roach Smith

How to Write the Perfect First Sentence for a Memoir

On Building Your Author Platform, with Kevin Barhydt

How to Identify & Combat Your Writing Obstacles, With Bonnie Wright

Writing Lessons: How to Navigate Pushback from Your Antagonist(s)

Writing Lessons: What is a Culinary Travel Memoir, with Carole Bumpus

Writing Lessons: What to Include in Your Memoir

Writing About Family, a Guest Post

How to Write Dialogue in Memoir: Don’t Linger

How To Research A Memoir

How to Write A Memoir in Essays

Which Book Were You Meant to Write?

Writing Memoir vs. Writing “My Memoirs.” Which is it and Why?

Writing Lessons: How to Write a Memoir That Reads Like a Novel

How to Beat Writer’s Block? That’s Simple. With Structure

The Fine Art of Building A Memoir Structure

How to Choose Your Memoir Structure

How to Choose The Right Story to Tell

How to Write and Publish A Book: Next Up in the Writing Lessons Series

Writing Lessons: Getting Published in an Anthology

How To Write From Your True Self

Writing Lessons: How to Begin a Memoir

Writing Lessons: How to Write Memoir? Listen to Nora Ephron

Writing Lessons: Writing for Ten Minutes

Writing Lessons: Writing About the Dead