In her page-turning memoir, Heather Chaplin tries to reinvent her life after divorce and discovers that sometimes finding yourself is not all it’s cracked up to be. Heather explores the dark inner thoughts that women aren't "supposed" to have, with journalistic...

In the same way consumer products have test groups, books have beta readers. These people are going to read your book before anyone else so choose wisely. You wouldn’t want feedback on your memoir from someone who’s never read one. Find out how to...

In the same way consumer products have test groups, books have beta readers. These people are going to read your book before anyone else so choose wisely. You wouldn’t want feedback on your memoir from someone who’s never read one. Find out how to...

Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson self-published her poetry memoir. Then she self-marketed it. In this interview, the author shares how she learned to pitch her book to potential readers, where she hosted her first book signing, how she learned to have...

Linda Joy Meyers, award-winning author and founder of the National Association of Memoir Writers, shares her experience on self publishing her own book. She discusses hiring designers, starting her own publishing imprint, and the learning curve involved...

Author Shannon Dorsey Johnson self-published her poetry memoir. Then she self-marketed it. In this interview, the author shares how she learned to pitch her book to potential readers, where she hosted her first book signing, how she learned to have...

If you've ever struggled to write about tough, emotional moments from your past, you are not alone. Memoir author Zoe Carter certainly struggled when faced with the task of writing about her mother's death. In this interview, Zoe shares how she overcame...

If you've ever struggled to write about tough, emotional moments from your past, you are not alone. Memoir author Zoe Carter certainly struggled when faced with the task of writing about her mother's death. In this interview, Zoe shares how she overcame...

Some authors persevere by choosing subjects they can learn from. Such was the case for memoir author Anna Manning, who wrote about people she wanted to emulate in "The Leroy Tree." Her subjects had vision and explored ways to reach their destinations...

Google is a big help in conducting biography research but you may still need to dig for interesting details, according to David Margolick, author of "Elizabeth and Hazel: Two Women of Little Rock." That's because while memoirs and journals can be easily...