![]() ![]() Otherwise, you’re just creating disaster porn. The element of change that the ‘protagonist’ goes through is especially important when you’re writing about a difficult subject. Without exploring that change you’re going to lose the reader’s interest. The events you’re retelling undoubtedly changed you. Just as with fiction, the main character (i.e., you) should go through some sort of change. If you’re writing a memoir, try to avoid this. They see memoir as a series of journal entries offered in a linear way “This happened to me and then that happened to me.”īoring! And that kind of story doesn’t serve the reader at all. My experience as a reader has been that many authors of memoir do not understand this. Memoir is an interesting paradox of internal focus on the writer, and then outward service to the reader. A memoir can span several years, but it limits itself to focusing on the subject of the memoir during that time. There is a unifying message, theme or purpose to the telling. ![]() Memoir is about a certain time, event, or experience in a person’s life. Memoir is not the same as autobiography, which is the retelling of someone’s entire life. First, let’s define memoir so we’re on the same page This article it going to share some tips and strategies about how to carry that responsibility in a healthy and constructive way, one that is good for both you and your readers. When we are writing a memoir about a difficult subject, we are in the unique position of having a dual responsibility to ourselves and to our readers. We tell our personal stories in memoir to inform, educate, and perhaps even to assist others. Memoir, in my opinion, is one form of art that is more overt about offering connection to our fellow human beings. And it’s why what you write matters, whether that’s fiction, blog posts, tweets or screenplays. In other words, art enables us to say, “Me too. It reflects to us that we have so much of our human experience in common with others. In today's article, Alexandra Amor shares her tips about writing memoir based on her award-winning book about living in a cult. ![]() It's scary to put yourself out there, but your personal experience is often what touches others. I've incorporated aspects of memoir into many of my non-fiction books, sharing journal entries and experiences from my own creative journey. It can change your life – and go on to change other people too. Memoir is one of the most powerful forms of writing. ![]()
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