This first group coaching workshop provided support for attendees as they craft their memoirs. Listen as participants share their defining moments and receive real-time feedback from Jeanne Lyet Gassman. To better understand this session, first listen...

For a decade, Patrick Bringley worked as a security guard at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In his memoir, All the Beauty in the World , he discusses his insights on art and life he gleaned from this period. For more on this author...

The book marketplace is constantly evolving with topics and genres coming in and out of popularity. While there are many types of books that can create a buzz, W Publishing Group Senior Marketing Manager Katherine Hudencial says nonfiction faith-based...

For memoir to fully engage readers, it must give readers the sense that they are “right there,” experiencing life’s pivotal moments alongside the narrator. In this webinar, award-winning memoirist Julie Ryan McGue will offer techniques and share concrete...

The opening paragraph and first few pages of ANY book are critical. This is the writer's chance to grab the reader's attention and keep the pages turning. When beginning a memoir in particular, capture the reader right away with some important story...

Instructional Part 2 – CLICK HERE FOR THE RECORDING! The second instructional webinar covered: • How to define your story direction • Finding your voice as the narrator • Research tips and how to handle incomplete or unreliable memories • Writing...

As writers our work always impacts us in some way. In this interview, memoir author Zoe Carter discusses the impact of writing a memoir about her mother’s death. Writing the book helped her to re-evaluate and come to terms with events from her past...

Perhaps the easiest way to write a celebrity memoir is to have a relationship with a celebrity who happens to want to work with you as a writer. Of course, that doesn’t happen to most of us, so the other way is to develop your skills and publication...

If you want to write a memoir, there are a few things that are really important to keep in mind. The first is that editors always ask, “What about this memoir is going to make somebody who doesn’t know the author willing to spend twenty-five dollars...