If you’ve ever considered writing a memoir, you probably have an important story to tell. So, what are you waiting for? Are you wondering where to start? Or, maybe you’ve tried to write it but have struggled to push through? In this recorded session...

Marlan Warren, author and publicist with Roadmap Communications, says memoirs written by or involving celebrities are usually automatic bestsellers. But being famous isn't the only criteria for writing a popular memoir. Warren finds that memoirs where...

Most writers believe that everyone should read their book. The reality is, though, that no story is going to appeal to everyone. Every author needs to choose a very specific audience and market it to them. While secondary audiences may read the story...

Diving deep into your past to write a memoir can be an overwhelming task, both practically and emotionally. There is a lot of information to cover, and you may be worrying whether or not you can cover it all and cover it well. Pulitzer Prize nominated...

Author Derrick Garland Coy offers helpful tips about what makes a great memoir— first, ask yourself why you are writing it. Coy explains the motivation behind writing his own memoir, and he hopes that his story will inspire other tentative authors...

A good memoir, agent Kevan Lyon would argue, needs to read like fiction. In this quick interview she explains how to write dialogue in a memoir in a way that increases authenticity and draws the reader in so that they won't be able to put the book...

Linda Joy Meyers, award-winning author and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, defines the difference between a memoir and an autobiography. She also offers an example of how to decide what part of your story to tell and reminds us...

Author Derrick Garland Coy offers helpful tips about what makes a great memoir— first, ask yourself why you are writing it. Coy explains the motivation behind writing his own memoir, and he hopes that his story will inspire other tentative authors...