Linda Hughes

Memoir Magic Linda Hughes

Abracadabra! Writing your memoir will take you on a magical journey to self-discovery. We've never known a memoir writer who hasn't said they feel changed by the process. One of our memoir writers, Myra Lewis Williams, put it this way in The Spark that Survived: "Writing a memoir is like slapping your past onto a piece of paper, wrestling it to the ground, coming up in victory, and then giving it away. It's no longer a battle in your life. You've won. It's over. You can move on." Whether your writing journey is as gentle as leading to charming remembrances or as profound as leading to life-altering memories, you're bound to do some soul-searching along the way. That's why we've written this book: to make that process as easy and enjoyable as possible. The book gives you six steps to follow in writing your story. We walk you through defining your purpose, knowing how to tell a good story, researching your past, organizing your many stories, writing the memoir, and wrapping it all up with legal and publishing considerations. But throughout all of that, the real magic is in the unveiling of the sweet moments, treasured memories, and unresolved mysteries of your life. That unveiling will change not only your relationships with other people, but your relationship with yourself, as well. Nothing could be more powerful than that.