Questions tagged [memoir]

Question 1

A few years ago I decided to write a book about what it was like to grow up in an abusive household as an adoptee. As I started digging into my own history the story grew and it has turned into a ...

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I'm writing a fictional story through the journal of a main character. It's in 1st POV and each chapter/entry recalls the events of the day. He's writing the story day-by-day as it's happening, rather ...

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I have a fair amount of material (incidents, characters, places) that would perhaps amount to a memoir or Bildungsroman. But readers, including myself, seem most attracted to narratives with a plot. ...

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So what started as an attempt to write a memoir, I found myself struggling to commit to just one underlying theme. I also found writing about myself in different time periods, it felt as though I was ...

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Is this an acceptable introductory paragraph to a fictional character's memoir? I'm not sure if the first sentence should be in quotations or have its own line and be italicized.. How often do you get ...

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I wanted to share my true story as if I were writing a fictional story. For example, the author Terry McMillan's novel called, "Disappearing Acts", wrote a fictional story shared with her ...

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Now that my memoir is published, I notice how there are multiple chapters beginning sharing the same page that the previous chapter ended on. I don't like how it looks at all. Looking at other author'...

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Is there such a category in books as a fictional memoir (tales about one's own life with exaggerated elements included for entertainment)?

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I'm writing a travel memoir and have come across a dilemma of sorts. Yes, I know that a memoir is usually written in the past tense -- since it happened in the past. But certain facts remain true as I ...

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Lets say that I wanted to write an autobiography but some elements of my life (particularly relevant to certain choice) are illegal and I could still be prosecuted for them if my involvement became ...

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I have recently been diagnosed with ALS. I was keeping a journal on the CaringBridge site, and I got enough feedback about it that I have decided to turn it into a book. I have added memories of my ...

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I asked a similar question on here and am updating a manuscript I initially wrote for a friend six years ago. I learnt that an autobiography is more like a journal which details accounts in ...

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I'm a professional writer, but I've never written a memoir. I've been asked to submit a proposal to ghostwrite a memoir. The person whose memoir I would write knows I've not written a memoir before, ...

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I've watched about 4 videos on YouTube about top apps to write books, but these videos don't explain anything about memoir-writing. I would like an app that can sync to a cloud, preferably OneDrive, ...

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Writing my memoirs. I would like an opinion on how best to include 4 pages of letters/fax/emails. How about a 20-page composition? as addendum/exhibit? Too long to include in manuscript? Thanks for ...

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Questions tagged [memoir]

Memoirs about life after adoption

Using tenses in a fictional journal

How to plot a memoir?

Writing multiple main characters, who end up being the same person at the end. Need advice

Presenting a Character's Thoughts

Is it all right to write a memoir like a novel?

Should multiple chapters share the same page?

When Truth Meets Fiction [duplicate]

Present tense in personal recounts

How should I write an autobiography if some elements are illegal? [closed]

Pictures in my book

Should I call my book a memoir if it also has some autobiographical elements?

How do I price the ghostwriting of a memoir?

Need Android app for my memoir book [duplicate]

Including letters and other documents in a memoir

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