November 11: How to Write About a Conflict in Your Memoir

Write about a conflict in your memoir to engage your reader. There needs to be action in your story. There needs to be something happening. One way to explore plot is to explore action.

When you use action in writing your story, it is called plot. Something must happen in your story to retain the interest of your reader.

Write about a conflict—start in the middle of things

Listen to how a child tells a story. It is all action. Nuances of character and setting are immaterial to the child. I...