The Sixteen Superpowers of Memoir Writers

Make These Decisions on the Front End, and All Will Go Well for You

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 - 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 post, 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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1. Ditch chronology.

YOUR MANTRA: A memoir is not a parade of events.