The memoir you are avoiding writing is the one someone else needs to read.

We say this to authors all the time.

We are not.

The book you are most afraid to write, the one that sits in a folder you rarely open, the one you keep telling yourself is "not ready", .

You will never be the version of yourself who can write the book without flinching. Everyone flinches.

Watch the reel. Save it for the day you decide to start.
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Gwen Wilson: the reluctant retiree publishes her first memoir

Back in 2005, around the same time as the Australian Writers’ Centre was first opening its doors, Gwen Wilson, then 50, was making the first scribblings for what would become her debut memoir, I Belong to No One. “I can trace its beginning to 2005, and it evolved through numerous stops and starts,” recalls Gwen. […]…
https://www.writerscentre.com.au/blog/gwen-wilson-the-reluctant-retiree-publishes-her-first-memoir/

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Forgiveness as Narrative Risk in Memoir

Author Paul Drugan discusses the challenges of following a chronological timeline when exploring forgiveness as narrative risk in memoir.
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Beauty, Pageantry, and the Hidden Narrative: Writing Against Assumptions in Memoir

Author Lesley Yvonne Hunter discusses the power of writing against assumptions in memoir by focusing on her own story.
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Learn how to shape your life story with clarity and purpose — the ultimate guide to structuring an autobiography for meaningful impact. #AutobiographyGuide #WritingTips #StoryCraft #LifeStories #MemoirWriting #WriteYourStory

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