Three Tips That Will Keep You in the Memoir-Writing Conversation

Tips to Keep Writing

Recently, someone asked me what are the biggest barriers memoir writers face to being prolific. The following three came to mind right away. Below, I write about them and offer suggestions for eliminating these impediments to staying in the writing conversation.

1. Don’t hold out for a perfect memoir.

Writers often put off writing a good memoir in favor of struggling unsuccessfully forever to create a perfect one. This is insidious because no one says they are putting o...