How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days

How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days

Author: Roberta PHD Temes

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2014-03-18

Total Pages: 172

ISBN-13: 1621451526

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How to Write Your Memoir in 30 Days provides the framework for writers enthusiastic about telling their story, but wondering how to begin. Step-by-step techniques, culled from writers’ workshops taught by the author, are presented in a welcoming, non-intimidating style. The prospect of writing a book is not daunting when compartmentalized into thirty discrete assignments: Days 1 – 5 include exercises to identify major themes. Days 6 – 10 include exercises about plot. Days 11 – 15 include exercises about personalities. Days 16 – 20 include exercises about experiences. Days 21 – 25 include exercises that analyze responses to events. Days 26 – 30 include exercises that structure the story of the memoir. The book also includes information about publishers and literary agents, as well as information and resources about self-publishing. It also includes quick “clear communication” lessons about spelling and grammar. Perfect for today’s society, where we are all accustomed to celebrating each of life’s passages with a blog post and comfortable sharing our innermost feelings, How to Write a Memoir in 30 Days is a fun, easy guide to writing the next great memoir.


The Memoir Project

The Memoir Project

Author: Marion Roach Smith

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2011-06-09

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 1455501824

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An extraordinary "practical resource for beginners" looking to write their own memoir—​now new and revised (Kirkus Reviews)! The greatest story you could write is one you've experienced yourself. Knowing where to start is the hardest part, but it just got a little easier with this essential guidebook for anyone wanting to write a memoir. Did you know that the #1 thing that baby boomers want to do in retirement is write a book—about themselves? It's not that every person has lived such a unique or dramatic life, but we inherently understand that writing a memoir—whether it's a book, blog, or just a letter to a child—is the single greatest path to self-examination. Through the use of disarmingly frank, but wildly fun tactics that offer you simple and effective guidelines that work, you can stop treading water in writing exercises or hiding behind writer's block. Previously self-published under the title, Writing What You Know: Raelia, this book has found an enthusiastic audience that now writes with intent.


Writing the Hawaii Memoir

Writing the Hawaii Memoir

Author: Darien Gee

Publisher: Watermark Publishing

Published: 2014-05-02

Total Pages: 127

ISBN-13: 9781935690535

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Thinking of writing your memoir or family history but don't know where to start? This invaluable how-to book with tips from more than 20 Hawaii writers and 25-plus writing exercises will help you on your way. You don't have to live in Hawaii to benefit from this book--it works no matter where you live. Writing the Hawai'i Memoir: Advice and Exercises to Help You Tell Your Story uses Hawai'i's rich cultural diversity and history of oral storytelling to propel writers into action. It's for anyone who has a life story and wants to share it with others, and it will help you complete your memoir quickly and easily regardless of your writing experience.


Memoir Writing For Dummies

Memoir Writing For Dummies

Author: Ryan G. Van Cleave

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-02-04

Total Pages: 397

ISBN-13: 1118414675

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The fast and easy way to write your memoir Memoir writing is a growing phenomenon, and not just by celebrities and politicians. Everyone has a story to tell, and Memoir Writing For Dummies provides hopeful writers with the tools they need to share their life stories with the world and become published authors. With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions—along with helpful tips and advice on how to get published—Memoir Writing For Dummies shows you how to put pen to paper and hone the craft of writing a truly compelling memoir. You'll get advice on how to explore your memories, map out your story, perfect your plot, setting, character, and dialogue, and so much more. Includes tips on getting over writer's block Guides you through every step of the writing and editing processes Covers the best ways to market a finished memoir Packed with proven tips and writing tricks of the trade, Memoir Writing For Dummies gives you everything you need to ensure your life story is never forgotten.


Write Your Memoir

Write Your Memoir

Author: Allan G. Hunter

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2012-06-01

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 1844092526

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Drawing from more than 25 years of literary know-how and modeled after a 15-week college course, this manual provides guidance for seekers wishing to delve further into self-exploration through writing. Extending beyond the idea that memoir writing intends to put past events into a more understandable current perspective, the guide maintains that keeping a document of one’s life is actually the basis of a psychic process called “soul work,” which manifests as a desire to experience the state of being alive to the fullest. This unusual approach to memoir writing aims to generate more honest and genuine results that come from inner needs rather than outer expectations. Intended to clarify a writer’s developmental path, this resource emphasizes the importance of self-awareness and the need for dealing with difficult material that actually alters the writer in the process, resulting in significant growth of the soul.


The Book You Were Born to Write

The Book You Were Born to Write

Author: Kelly Notaras

Publisher: Hay House, Inc

Published: 2020-09-15

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1401955622

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A guide to writing a full-length transformational nonfiction book, from an editor with two decades' experience working in publishing. "I know I have a book in me." "I've always wanted to be an author." "People always ask me when I'm going to write my book." "I have a story to tell, but I never seem to make time to write." Are you a thought leader, healer, or change-agent stuck at the starting line of book publication? Life coach and publishing industry insider Kelly Notaras offers a clear, step-by-step path for turning your transformational idea or story into a finished book as quickly as possible. With humor, encouragement, and common sense, she demystifies the publishing process so you can get started, keep writing, and successfully get your wisdom out into the world. Notaras guides you through: Getting clear on your motivation for writing a book, Crafting a powerful, compelling hook and strong internal book structure, Overcoming resistance and writer's block, and Getting your finished manuscript onto the printed page, whether through traditional publishing or self-publishing. Publishing a book has never been as simple, accessible, and affordable as it is today, and in our tumultuous world, readers need your healing voice. Be brave, be bold, and take the steps you need to share your message with those who need to hear it most.


Turning Memories Into Memoirs

Turning Memories Into Memoirs

Author: Denis Ledoux

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 218

ISBN-13:

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Now would-be writers can learn how to create a meaningful work that invites a touching glimpse into yesteryear. This guide will help them bring the past alive and share it with others in a captivating way, as the author offers advice and skills from his popular workshops. Highlighted with more than 60 photos.


LOVE The Beat Goes On

LOVE The Beat Goes On

Author: Lynda Filler

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-28

Total Pages: 144

ISBN-13:

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When you write a memoir, there's no place to hide. author Lynda Filler"Powerful and unforgettable" JackMagnus, 5 Star Readers' Favorite"This is a book every human alive should read and take away the lessons given. If I could give it ten stars, I would. It's that good."J. SikesWhen your cardiologist tells you to "Get your affairs in order, your heart condition is incurable," what do you do?Lynda shares her personal story in the typical fast-paced, edgy, in-your-face style she's known for in her writing. She will walk you through her journey to self-love sharing her belief in journals, love, prayer, soul, spirituality and positive mindset.She's hard-hitting but compassionate. She writes about romantic experiences that may shock you but makes no apologies for her unconventional lifestyle. Nor does she hold back taking responsibility for the things that she believes created her dis-ease.You will definitely question a woman who walks around in denial; then makes a decision to drive, all alone, from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico to Whistler, Canada with undiagnosed Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy. Men and women are often self-care-challenged and Lynda was no the exception.If you are fighting any kind of illness or dis-ease, you are not alone! Lynda has walked her talk, and after an experience in the summer of 2015 relating to Dr. Wayne Dyer, she is now ready to release her storyLynda knows how it feels to be told you're not healing or your condition is incurable. At no point will she undermine anything your physicians tell you to do. She is not a medical doctor. She will explain the powerful, yet simple concepts, beliefs, balance and faith that she believes led to her healing. Most of all, she will show you how she used these simple principles to design and live, the fully healed life she now enjoys in 2017.You will shake your head in wonder, laugh, and maybe cry too. If you want less pain, worry, and stress about dis-ease and life in general, you will want to read this simple yet powerful story.


Writing a Life

Writing a Life

Author: Katherine Bomer

Publisher: Heinemann Educational Books

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13:

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In Writing a Life, Katherine Bomer presents classroom-tested strategies for tapping memoir's power, including ways to help kids generate ideas to write about, elaborate on and make meaning from their memories, and learn craft from published memoirs.


Writing Life Stories

Writing Life Stories

Author: Bill Roorbach

Publisher: Story Press

Published: 1998-07-15

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13:

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A guide to writing stories, memoirs, and personal essays that includes information on remembering distant memories; making real people into characters; using public records, interviews, and diaries to create a believable story; and other related topics.