The Memoir Method Podcast
By Charlotte Wilson
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Episodes: 112
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Welcome to The Memoir Method Podcast, hosted by Charlotte Wilson, reader, writer, and memoir editor. Join Charlotte she dives into the captivating world of memoir, guiding both writers and avid readers on an enlightening and motivating journey. This podcast is for the writer who wants to write her memoir smarter, not harder. She wants to not only learn writing techniques but also mindsets and perspectives that will make her writing time more focused and effective. She's here because she knows that her story matters and that she's destined to make an impact with her words.
In each episode, Charlotte invites you to explore the impact of memoir and the stories that shape our lives. In bite-sized episodes Charlotte brings common memoir stumbling blocks into the spotlight and teaches listeners why these blindspots show up and how to address them. Charlotte loves to help writers discover what it is they didn't know they didn't know. She's here to be a support, a cheerleader, and a guide for the memoir writer. Let's go!
In each episode, Charlotte invites you to explore the impact of memoir and the stories that shape our lives. In bite-sized episodes Charlotte brings common memoir stumbling blocks into the spotlight and teaches listeners why these blindspots show up and how to address them. Charlotte loves to help writers discover what it is they didn't know they didn't know. She's here to be a support, a cheerleader, and a guide for the memoir writer. Let's go!
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111: Make 2026 Your Author Year
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Dec 19, 2025 |
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110: The Moment Every Memoir Writer Waits For (and How to Make It Happen for You)
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Dec 12, 2025 |
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109: Why it Works (or Not)—The Light that Shines Through, Part 1
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Dec 09, 2025 |
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108: Good Memoir Isn’t the Same as Good Writing
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Dec 05, 2025 |
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107: Why Discipline Won’t Help You Finish Your Memoir in 2026
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Nov 28, 2025 |
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106: The Moment My Clients Pay For
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Nov 21, 2025 |
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105: Why it Works (or Not)—The Tragedy of True Crime, Part 2
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Nov 18, 2025 |
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104: How to Stop Overworking Your Memoir
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Nov 14, 2025 |
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103: Why it Works (or Not)—The Tragedy of True Crime, Part 1
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Nov 11, 2025 |
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102: The Real Reason You Can’t Shortcut Your Memoir
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Nov 07, 2025 |
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101: Why Your Editor Couldn’t Fix Your Memoir
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Oct 31, 2025 |
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100: Why It Works (or Not) My First Memoir Client! Andrea Verbanic
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Oct 28, 2025 |
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99: Breaking the Rewrite Cycle
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Oct 24, 2025 |
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98: Why It Works (or Not): Renegade Agency, Part 2
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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97: Why Finishing Your Memoir Isn’t about Willpower
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Oct 17, 2025 |
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96: Why it Works (or Not): Renegade Agency, Part 1
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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95: When You Stop Feeling Creative
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Oct 10, 2025 |
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94: Essay Collections with Annie B. Jones
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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93: When You Can’t Afford an Editor
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Oct 03, 2025 |
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92: Why It Works (Or Not): Ordinary Time, Part 2
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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91: Memoir in a Time of AI
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Sep 26, 2025 |
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90: Why It Works (Or Not): Ordinary Time, Part 1
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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89: When to Edit Your Own Memoir Manuscript
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Sep 19, 2025 |
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88: When You’re Not Ready for an Editor (Yet)
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Sep 12, 2025 |
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87: How to Write Yourself as a Character
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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86: Finding Your Ardent Fans
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Aug 29, 2025 |
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85: Why It Works (or Not): Sociopath, Part 2
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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84: Jumping from Aspiring Writer to Published Author
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Aug 22, 2025 |
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83: Why It Works (or Not): Sociopath, Part 1
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Aug 19, 2025 |
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82: Break the Rewrite Loop and Manifest Your Memoir
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Aug 15, 2025 |
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81: Your Publishing Industry Crash Course
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Aug 08, 2025 |
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80: 4 Things I Had Wrong about Memoir
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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79: Why You Don't Have to Be Skeptical about Self-Publishing
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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78: The Published Memoir—Careless People, Part 2
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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77: The Last Thing You Want to Hear as a Memoir Writer
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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76: The Published Memoir — Careless People, part 1
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Jul 01, 2025 |
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75: Memoir in a World with War Headlines
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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74: What Really Happens with The Memoir Method
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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73: How to Play Publishing Different
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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72: Memoir Self-Sabotage (and How to Break Through It)
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May 30, 2025 |
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71: What I Unlearned about Memoir Publishing
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May 23, 2025 |
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70: How to Use Your Time as a Memoir Writer
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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69: For the Memoirist in an Identity Crisis
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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68: Snapping out of the Memoir Rewrite Cycle
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Mar 21, 2025 |
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67: How I Wrote 30K Words in 20-Minute Windows
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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66: Memoir Structure Isn't Your Problem
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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65: You're Not a Bad Writer
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Mar 11, 2025 |
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64: Why Your Memoir Feels Messy (and What to Do about It)
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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63: How I Halved a 150K-Word Manuscript
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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62: Why Free Memoir Advice Will Sabotage Your Memoir
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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61: The Writer Drowning in Free Advice
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Feb 25, 2025 |
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60: Your Blindspots Are Killing Your Memoir
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Feb 21, 2025 |
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59: This Writer Figured Out Which Stories Matter to Her Reader
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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58: What to Do With Your Shitty First Draft
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Feb 14, 2025 |
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57: How One Author Went from Crickets to Published Memoir
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Feb 11, 2025 |
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56: Why Not Everything in Your Memoir Actually Matters
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Feb 07, 2025 |
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55: Why Readers Don't Want to Read Your Memoir
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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54: The Real Reason Your Memoir Manuscript Is Overwhelming
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Jan 17, 2025 |
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53: What You Don't Know About Memoir (That You Might Not Know You Don't Know!)
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Jan 10, 2025 |
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52: Write a Page-Turning Memoir with This One Tool
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Dec 20, 2024 |
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51: The Secret to a Successful Developmental Edit
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Dec 13, 2024 |
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50: Behind the Scenes of 1:1 Memoir Editing
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Dec 06, 2024 |
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49: The One Skill Memoir Writers Need to Cultivate
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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48: The Process I Used to Unblock My Writing and Pump Out 10K words in 30 Days
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Nov 22, 2024 |
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47: The 3 Blocks That Stop You From Finishing Your Memoir
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Nov 15, 2024 |
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46: The 3 Stages Every Memoir Writer Goes Through (And How to Move Through Them)
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Nov 08, 2024 |
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45: What to Do When Your Memoir Feels Stuck
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Oct 17, 2024 |
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44: 5 Lessons I Learned Through My Summer Writing
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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43: The Brutal Truth About Your Writing
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Aug 06, 2024 |
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42: How to Know If You're a Good Writer
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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41: The Key to Feeling Like a Writer
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Jul 23, 2024 |
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40: The Truth Behind Writer's Block
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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39: When You're Not Inspired to Write
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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38: 3 Ways to Cultivate a Creative Life
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Jul 02, 2024 |
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37: What "Your Story Matters" Really Means
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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36: Why You Don't Need Another Course to Write Your Memoir
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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35: Your Writing Isn't the Problem
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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34: The Two Types of Writers and Why You Need to Know Which One You Are
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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33: 3 Essential Memoir Mindsets
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May 21, 2024 |
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32: ChatGPT and the Writing Process
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May 14, 2024 |
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31: How to Choose Your Memoir Topic
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May 07, 2024 |
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30: The 3 Pillars of Amplification
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Apr 30, 2024 |
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29: Seeing Your Words in Print
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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28: How to Fast-Track Your Memoir
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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27: 5 1/2 Signs You're Ready to Write Your Memoir
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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26: Bounce Back into Your Writing in Less than an Hour
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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25: Why Shouldn't You Write a Memoir?
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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24: Your Memoir Needs to Have a Point
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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23: Art and Grief, a Conversation with Tyler Feder
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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22: How to Carry Your Story
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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21: Graphic Memoir's Power to Show the Unnamable
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Feb 06, 2024 |
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20: Writing Memoir with Main Character Energy
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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19: The Dead Mom's Club (a.k.a. the Rundown of Dancing at the Pity Party)
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Jan 23, 2024 |
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18: It's Time to Write My Memoir
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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17: Writing Rebirth and Rediscovery
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Jan 09, 2024 |
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16: Being Open in 2023 + My Big Dream
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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15: Your Writing Life vs. Your Regular Life
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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BONUS A Recap of the Lost Audio
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Dec 07, 2023 |
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14: Boundaries and Singularity in Memoir (From the Ashes final thoughts)
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Dec 05, 2023 |
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13: Vignettes and the Velvet Hammer, a From the Ashes deep dive
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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12: A Writing Pep Talk
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Nov 21, 2023 |
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11: 4 Lessons I've Learned from My Memoir Method Writers (Fall 2023)
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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10: Should You Write a Memoir?
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Nov 07, 2023 |
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09: NaNoWriMo for Memoir Writers
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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08: Writing and the Compound Effect
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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07: 9 Steps to Finishing Your Memoir
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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06: Why You (and Your Readers) Need Your Book to Have a Thesis
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Oct 10, 2023 |
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05: You're Not Too Young to Write a Memoir
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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04: Memoir Rundown of From the Ashes
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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03: What "Your Story Matters" Really Means
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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02: The Memoir Method Framework
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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01: Chapter One, Page One
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Sep 19, 2023 |