Whom Are We Writing For?

I want to my children and grandchildren to know me, and I want to place my life in a greater context. Im hoping to have readers beyond my kin, readers who are interested in a larger picture of what life was, a memoirist will realize.

Let me share a shocking truth: your memoirand minewill not appeal to everyone in the  world. It is likely to appeal only to a small niche group, but given that there are a billion people in the world who read English, the small group may be large enough to...