Love and Accept Yourself Now: A Memoir
I thank you for your help and look forward to writing my memoirs — to my first and only autobiography. After reading the six points, I was inspired by the idea of having a memoir, something I was trying to avoid. I do have a finished manuscript which I had written in third person. The editor I sent it to gave me very candid and painful feedback. I am thinking seriously that he had good points and a memoir as opposed to creative non fiction is the only way that would make sense.
I need to know how the professional writer can work with me as I already have a manuscript. Who will be the author of the Book? Do you give advice? My memoir is of an unusual friendship that continued over four decades. He was my Bible professor my freshman year. This week someone said I needed to put in tension. As near as I can tell, the tension was all in me. To further my dilemma, I am close to approaching Consequently, time, my time, is of the essence for me.
Thanks for reading this. Marilyn LaRonde Just in case: Congrats to you on writing your story. I suggest looking at story structure first. The Story Grid is a great way to delve into structure as well as editing. A suggestion not here on the list: Frame your story with a clear beginning, middle, and end. Start with dramatizing the inciting incident of the story, what kicks off the story in a big way, the punch to the gut. Complicate the story progressive problems. The challenges get bigger and bigger as the story goes on. Give the story a turning point in which the protagonist you have to make a big decision for which there is no turning back.
Have the protagonist answer the question in action. And then show the consequences of that decision as the resolution of the story. I knew I should go that route. Now I have to start over again with much excitement! This will be my first memoir. I would love to have any more tips anyone is willing to share.
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This is something I want to do and feel I need to do. Hi Marilyn, Apologies if this is way off topic and not of interest, but the subject of your memoir made me think of a book I recently heard the co-authors discuss on a podcast. Just thought you might be interested. All the best with your own memoir writing! Would love to hear more about your memoir—do you have a theme yet? How exciting for you!
Just finished research for my memoir and I also have all the documents that I need as evidence of truth. If you reach out to me via email msh [at] thewritingwhisperer [dot] com we can talk about options.
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Thanks, Shannon, for these helpful tips. Good luck—and keep me posted! This story happened when I was in college and met the girl who became my wife. The time was filled with heavy emotion because I also stood at a crossroads. And so did she. Shannon thank you for this brilliant post and extremely excellent timing! So happy you found the inspiration to finish up.
This is such a great article and with tons of nuggets. Loved it and learned a thing or two as well. Thank you Shannon for your sage advice. I appreciate what you say about creating a story with arc and viewing the people in the memoir as characters. Now I realize that I have 3 distinct events that happened in my life to shape me and I look forward to gearing my memoirs towards that goal.
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Your advice opened my eyes to the possibilities…. Yes, go for the sliver method. I started working with a memoir writer today and once we narrowed the focus to overarching theme, it was much easier to find the slivers that fit that theme. Thanks for the helpful article. I have been hired to write the story of a 95 year-old woman. Her children approached me to do this, but she is excited about it and looking forward to seeing the book.
I guess it will be more of a biography than a memoir, but I want to include stories written as scenes, with details to keep it interesting. Have you read this book? You might want to snag a copy and study the organization! Thank you Shannon for the great article!
Most of my recent exploration into writing has been in blog format, specifically regarding grief and loss, and I would really like to begin writing about the happier times, and I believe a memoir is the way to begin. Mike—what a great idea for a memoir. I think that if you think about the theme of the book, and then relate the stories to that theme, you will be just fine. As yourself, what do I want my readers to walk away knowing when they close the book?
That is the theme, and then pick the bits and pieces that fit to that theme. Hey Wendy, I hear ya. But to get all that off my chest and into something I am now proud of is key! When I work with my memoir writers, we talk about the emotions, and ways of handling them and dealing with them as we write. I can relate so much wendy. On my good days I dont want to go down into the depths of pain!
But on the other hand I know I am compelled to write this story. Your article has certainly ignited some ideas in my mind…. Thank you, Shannon, for this insightful advice. Then a friend suggested I first think of it as a booklet, not a book less daunting that way: This is working for me. What a smart friend you have! Shannon — super great post, thanks! Where it all started.. Such a very important topic indeed. Be sure you have a content strategy to get the word out. I have seen my book and podcast explode the past two months because I followed a content strategy one I developed and have stuck to it.
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Authors are brands too! Hi shannon , I m kalyani , wanting to write a book for past 30 yrs and never gettinb down to it thinking who will want to read a story of my life , a memoir so to speak. But after reading a few of them above , with ur encouragement , I m beginning to get an idea i think lol. Thank you ever so much Shannon, this is a brilliant and very helpful post, I am just an aspiring writer I am no where near writing a memoir yet but I decided to blog.
I have two blogs one where I share my daily life experiences and encounters whose address I have put above.
The other is about the breakdown of my marriage whose address is december18blog. I am certainly going to take your advice and make my blogs authentic and help my viewers to get to know me and my life story. Thank you once again. Mabel, blogging is a super way to start a book. The more REAL you can be, the more people will engage with you and trust you. I just had this video produced and am releasing next week, and I talk about being real here: Hi Shanon, Thank you for giving the link to your talk on you tube which makes very interesting listening.
I have considered all you have said about writing a memoir and am currently deciding what my focus is going to be. Hi Mabel, was reading your blog at work. I was about to ask you this question: Did your Ex tried to apologize for his behavior or he just left you in this situation? Apart from cheating you, what else was the major cause of your divorce? I have been meaning to write my memoir for several years now in hopes to find some healing in the loss of my 19 year old daughter while she was in the Air Force.
It has been to scary because of the pain whenever I think about it. Your ideas are well stated and clearly stated and give me some direction where I think it is now time to sit down and write this. So sorry to hear about the loss of your daughter. Writing memoir can be painful, but the end result is that it will impact so me—it will be powerful! I am happy you found some clarity and inspiration.
I just finished a business book, my first, 20 years in the making. As I read I imagined myself writing a memoir about the journey.
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So glad you you found my site and will be over there quite a bit. That makes my heart sing! Yes, I have written my memoir and interestingly enough, it appears as if I have captured what you recommended in your article. Confirms I am on target. You can find a short recap of my book on BooksDaily. I am currently working on a memoir, which I hope to have published in a month or two.
This is great advice.
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Keep writing—and please shoot me an email email at back of my book when you are doing reading my memoir. Would love to hear your thoughts. I think it is best to start out with a theme for the memoir, Chris. And this helps pull all the pieces together. Narrow focus and relating to audience are certainly key. A recent BBC worldwide study showed that huge numbers of people are on tranquilizers and anti-depressants and suffer from a lack of self-esteem, which leads to many mental health problems. The book starts with a graphic description of my cancer diagnosis and the feelings of terror that came with it.
Most people have some harmful, self -critical thoughts that make their lives harder and more precarious than they have to be. After my first round of chemo, I analyzed my past to find the origin of my harsh inner critic. Through the process of analyzing my past, however, I also found the roots of my budding self-love and acceptance. Several chapters are written as short stories in which I analyze my past and the self-critical behavior of many of the people I knew.
Keeping a gratitude journal has greatly enhanced the quality of my life. You have a right and a duty to love and accept yourself. I hope this lemonade will improve your life. Crissa Constantine demonstrates this in her book and her ability to abandon her wounds and learn to love herself.
When you learn to love yourself and your life amazing things happen to your body.