Memoir is a different form of writing than other genres. These resources might help you if you're writing memoir.
If you're interested in my midlife travel memoir, you can find Pilgrimage: Lessons Learned from Solo Walking Three Ancient Ways here on my store, or here on all the usual online stores.
I also go through my tips for writing memoir in my book, How to Write Non-Fiction, Second Edition.
Interviews:
- Tips on Writing Memoir with J.F. Penn
- How to Write Memoir with Marion Roach Smith
- How to Write a Memoir: J.F. Penn on the QWERTY Podcast
- How to Fast Draft Your Memoir with Rachael Herron
- Writing Memoir with Roz Morris
- Writing and Marketing Travel Memoir with Alastair Humphreys
- Writing travel memoir, fear of judgment, fear of failure, and journaling with J.F. Penn
- Stories Are What Save Us: Writing About Trauma with David Chrisinger
Books on Memoir
The Art of Memoir — Mary Carr
Fast Draft Your Memoir: Write Your Life Story in 45 Hours — Rachael Herron
How to Write Non-Fiction, Second Edition — Joanna Penn
The Memoir Project: A Thoroughly Non-Standardized Text for Writing & Life — Marion Roach Smith
Let it Bleed: How to Write a Rockin' Memoir — Pamela Des Barres
Write It All Down: How to Put Your Life on the Page — Cathy Rentzenbrink
Old Friend From Far Away: The Practice of Writing Memoir — Natalie Goldberg
Handling the Truth: On the Writing of Memoir — Beth Kephart
You are Boring, But You are Uniquely Boring: 25 Models for Writing Your Memoir — Louise Plummer & Ann Cannon
Stories Are What Save Us: A Survivor's Guide to Writing About Trauma — David Chrisinger
