How to Write a Memoir That Works
The 12 elements of a strong, engaging memoir—plus the field-tested checklist, timeline templates, and story mapping tools Susy Flory uses in her own work and with the writers she mentors.
A focused guide for getting your memoir moving.
Your story is waiting — but you don’t know where to start. New York Times bestselling author Susy Flory does.
How to Write a Memoir That Works explains the 12 elements you need for a strong and engaging memoir readers can’t put down, then gives you the exact field-tested tools Susy uses with her own work and with the authors she mentors: a quick-start checklist, timeline templates, and story mapping techniques that move you from staring at a blank page to actually writing.
Susy Flory
Susy Flory is a New York Times bestselling author and co-author with deep experience writing and teaching memoir. She has consistently published memoir with publishers big and small and mentors writers through Everything Memoir. This practical how-to is the first in a new series of focused memoir-writing guides.
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