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Which Type of Memoir Should I Write?
 

Different stories, different types of books. Which stories do you want to tell? Learn about the techniques and styles of memoirs, family histories, and other story collections.

The Writing Process: Your Book in Easy Steps
 

Learn how to take your memoir from undeveloped ideas to a well-organized, professionally published book. Our step-by-step method is tried, true and tested, so that even people inexperienced with memoirs can be successful.

Why Write A Memoir? Your Life Stories Matter!
  Mark Twain said, “There was never yet an uninteresting life.” Preserve the memories and wisdom you’ve accumulated in a memoir. This article helps you examine to why your life stories are important and worthy of preservation, both for you and others.
Personal History and Personal Historians
  Recording your personal or family history offers insights into the themes and events in your life. As personal historians, we are the specialists who can help you put your life's journey into perspective.
 

getting started

In these articles, we discuss the kinds of decisions you must make at the beginning of the process of creating a memoir. We explore questions like: What’s your goal in writing a memoir? Who is your intended audience? What kind of memoir do you want to create? What can you expect in the process of creating a memoir?

By clearly identifying the reason you want to write a memoir and the people you want to write it for, these articles will help you to build a solid foundation for the book you want to create. As you become clear on goals and audience you’ll want to look at the types of memoir you might write. You’ll decide whether a story collection, a chronological memoir, a memoir organized around a theme like overcoming obstacles, an account of a specific chapter in your life or a memoir designed to transmit ethical, religious or cultural values be best suited to your stories.

Finally, what are some of the things a beginning author needs to know about the process of creating a book? Learn how to organize yourself to successfully achieve your goals in creating a memoir.

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I urge you to pursue preserving your personal history to allow your children and grandchildren to know who you were as a child and what your hopes and dreams were. --Oprah Winfrey (born 1954)

 
 
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