The Memory List: How to identify events and relationships to put in or leave out of a memoir

The Memory List — This task is a core endeavor, strictly useful and strictly necessary.

People are always careful to say “There’s no magic bullet” when they offer advice.” Well …

The Memory List is as close to a “magic bullet” as you can get. You will be thrilled at how it facilitates your writing. 

A Memory List is made up of three-to-five-word memories of everything you can remember about an experience, a time, a person, an event, anything.

Don’t write without a Memory List. If you’ve ...