Let your book unstitch you. Remember, art changes things. You're writing art.
Decision #16 from Sixteen Superpowers Memoir Writers Need to Have. Over sixteen posts, I help you make pacts with yourself so all will go well for you.
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16. Let your book unstitch you.
YOUR MANTRA: Art changes things.
The question I kept asking as I wrote BOUNDLESS was, “Why does this book unstitch me?” The more I asked, the better the story became. The more I understood why it took me to the brink, the more I understood why it needed to be written.
In the end, your book will have no loose threads, nothing to pull on that will make it unravel. That’s what a polished, published book looks like.
To get there, let yourself unravel for a while. Understand you’re putting it all back together.
If your book is changing you, then it’s likely to change other people. And this is a good thing.
ABOUT SIXTEEN SUPERPOWERS OF MEMOIR WRITERS
It’s easy to write a memoir! All you need to do is write something with universal resonance that is true and comes from your life.
Let’s get real. To write a memoir, you need a basket of superpowers.
As a memoir writer with a forthcoming book (BOUNDLESS, coming December 2024 - pre-order here at Bookshop | Barnes & Noble | Amazon and as a book coach/developmental editor who works with memoir writers, I’ve learned quite a lot about tapping into literary superpowers.
What’s enduring about memoir is that it is real, and it matters. A few decisions you make on the front end will determine whether it will go well.
In this series of posts, I give you 16 decisions to install at the beginning of your journey. Make these pacts with yourself, stick to them and you’ll get there!
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