7d • General discussion
How to Write an Unforgettable Memoir
The best memoirs succeed for one reason:
They don't just tell us what happened…they show us something larger than the author’s life.
The memoirs readers cannot put down create shared meaning...transformation...deep feeling.
They make us feel less alone.
To help you capture these points (and more), I created this downloadable infographic for you: Writing An Unforgettable Memoir: 8 Writing Points That Make Them Work
Inside are the core elements that turn a memoir from a timeline into an experience readers carry with them long after the final page:
• transformation over chronology
• universal themes
• emotional honesty
• scene over summary
• narrator desire
• selectivity
• voice
• shared meaning
Because memoir is not: “here is my life.”
Memoir is: “here is the truth I discovered inside it.”
Download it below — and as you look through it, ask yourself:
What is my memoir *really* about?
That question changes everything.
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