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How do you write your own memoir?
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Generate ideas, organize your materials, do your research, outline, set a writing schedule and then write. A mind map helps with ideas, and keeping everything in one notebook or system keeps notes from scattering around the house.
Key points
- Start with free-flowing idea generation.
- Organize as you go, not after.
- A steady writing schedule keeps it moving.
Kate LeibfriedWriter and ghostwriter, Click Clack Writing · Guest presenter
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So, one of my top hacks is to buy a notebook with numbered pages. I have used that method to track the ideas on certain pages in a spreadsheet. So, I have my spreadsheet, and I list the page number that I have a certain idea on, and then I can go ahead and cross-reference notebooks and spreadsheets. So then, research is another component if necessary, if you need to dive into certain aspects, and I really think most memoirs benefit from research and context. Then creating an outline, then establishing a writing schedule, and then you write. And then comes the revisions and the edits and proofreading. So, in the interest of time, I’m going to just skip ahead a little bit.
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