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Memoir Crafting a Memoir Exploring Intergenerational Trauma

Author Margaret Whitford examines her own process of crafting a memoir exploring intergenerational trauma.

Margaret Whitford

Memoir When the Body Joins the Story: How Writers Can Work With the Discomfort, Release, or Overwhelm That Comes With Difficult Truths Megan Margherio

Memoir How the Memoir I Wasn’t Supposed to Write Saved My Life K.J. Ramsey

Memoir Writing With Precision: What Science Taught Me About Writing Memoir Angelique Khalifa

Memoir When Numbers Meet Words: What Finance Taught Me About Writing a Powerful Memoir Cheryl B. King

Memoir Writing the Unexplainable: Crafting Memoir Around Spiritual or Transformational Experience Sally Dukes

Memoir 5 Tips for Figuring Out the Structure of Your Memoir Renee Gilmore

Write Better Nonfiction How to Write a Memoir That’s Personal—and Deeply Researched Greg Wrenn

Write Better Nonfiction How My Writing Changed From Journalist to Memoirist Margaret Juhae Lee

Write Better Nonfiction 5 Tips for Turning a Personal Story Into a Book Grace Ly

Write Better Nonfiction Jennifer McAdam: Be Kind and Take Care of Yourself While Writing Memoir Robert Lee Brewer

Write Better Nonfiction 6 Writing Techniques That Helped Me Shift From Fiction to Memoir Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop

Write Better Nonfiction 5 Steps to Overcoming Fears of Writing about the Deeply Personal in Your Memoir Jane Binns

Writing Articles What to Do When You’re a Memoirist and Memory Fails Natalie Singer

Publishing Insights Five Secrets to Writing a Fascinating Memoir Dan Emmett

Write Better Nonfiction How Writing a Memoir Can Help You Heal Cindi Michael

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