Hope Fabillar is one of our Memoir Method graduates. In this video, Hope and Amanda discuss how to write a deeply personal family story, being vulnerable through story telling, how to find the support and process that will work for you , and how to share and talk about that process with family.

Do you have a plan for actually finishing your memoir? If not, we know you aren’t making the progress you hoped for. That’s why we developed The Memoir Method Checklist. This free guide (and video training!) will take you through every single step you need from idea to published marketable book. Grab it now at https://pageandpodium.com/checklist

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Timestamps:

2:00- Introducing Hope

4:50- Starting the process

5:40- "Shelving" your memoir

9:30- Ups and downs of the drafting process

12:30- Living through your narrative

18:00- The importance of being vulnerable

22:00- Writing against type

26:00- The importance of support

28:00- The learning curve of different styles of writing

32:00- The revision process

35:45- The Memoir Method support

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In part three of our four-part revision series, we talk about a necessary, but often fraught and scary, step of the revision process: getting feedback.

Most writers know that feedback is necessary for making polished final drafts, but beginning writers don't always know how and when to seek it out. It can be very exciting to have accomplished enough writing to getting feedback. But not all feedback is helpful--either it's too early, too focused on the reader's personal preferences, or diverting you from what you really need to be working on at this point in your process. In this video, Amanda reviews when to get feedback on your memoir--and when not to.

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Timestamps:

3:10- Do you need feedback, or do you need affirmation?

8:20- Determine the type of draft you think you have

10:16- Getting feedback on your outline

15:46- Revise before you seek more feedback

17:16- Give your feedback readers guidance of what feedback you need

19:14- Your readers should be able to tell you your message clearly

21:15- Take time to process that feedback

24:15- Accept that not all feedback needs to be "obeyed"

26:45- You can often address feedback in multiple ways

28:00- Recruit support that is not feedback based

31:00- The feedback cycle can go on forever if you let it

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In our second part of our four-part revision series, we ask a fundamental question: what makes a memoir good?

So many writers avoid even starting their book because they're afraid it won't be good. They want assurance that it will be good before they start. We're sorry to say that no one can really give you that assurance because the basics of the story isn't what makes a book good--it's the work that you put in to it.

What makes a memoir good is quite subjective, but there are several important key elements you can ensure are in place to make your book much more likely to engage and delight readers. In this video, we talk through four key elements that all good memoirs share.

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Timestamps:

2:00-Why no one can assure you your book is good before you write it

3:00- The best stories aren't always the most exciting

4:00- When a company promises you a best seller--that's a scam

6:00- Memoir Method Program open to now open to revisions

8:00- Four necessities for a good memoir

8:14- Good memoirs have a cohesive key message and purpose

12:27- The importance of letting go

17:10- Good memoirs engage the reader's curiosity

22:43- The pace moves forward with conflict and change

28:51- Clear and consistent writing

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Drafting can be a heady, dizzying experience, especially for first-time writers. Many different approaches bring us to the page, and after months or even years of work, we have something that kind of resembles a book. It's book-shaped, if you will. There is a bookish amount of words in the document.

But how close is it to be a finished book? How do you start to take what you have done so far and bring it that last few miles to something that feels genuinely finished and polished?

Well, the first step is figuring out exactly what kind of draft you have. This week, we are reviewing five types of draft and talk through first steps on how to get started on revisions. This is part one of a four-part revision series.

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Timestamps:

0:00- House metaphors

8:42- Chaos House

13:58- Skeletal frame

19:43- Lopsided house

27:05- Painted sandcastle

30:33- Messy house

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If you're here, you have probably had an itch to tell your story. Your life is unique and what you've learned through your experiences feels powerful to you. We hear from authors so often who want to tell their story--but aren't sure anyone wants to read it. We hear the question all the time--is this story even worth writing?

The only one that can really answer that question is you, but there are things that may be standing in the way of finding a clear answer. Our culture has very powerful--and often harmful--concepts of "worth" that hurt our understanding of what is valuable and how we determine value.

Do you have a plan for actually finishing your memoir? If not, we know you aren’t making the progress you hoped for. That’s why we developed The Memoir Method Checklist. This free guide (and video training!) will take you through every single step you need from idea to published marketable book. Grab it now at https://pageandpodium.com/checklist

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0:00- Why this question matters

1:38-Advice from business coach

4:15-- You can't know or predict whether your work will resonate with an audience

6:55- Self-expression is never wasted

9:00- You choose how your expression should be valued

13:55- We often don't feel "worthy" in ourselves

15:25- Writing a memoir is hard when we're taught not to value ourselves

18:50- Writing without assurance feels vulnerable

20:17- Creativity is your birthright

25:19- We are here to have experiences

26:50- You deserve to experience the things you want to experience

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Anything that feels like a slog is going to be put last on our to do list, which is a death knell to creative projects. While there's no short cut that makes it lightning fast or painlessly easy, this week we have ten tips to keep your momentum forward and accelerate the writing process. An unfinished book is a tragedy, so these tips can help you keep moving forward until you have a complete draft and are ready for those important next steps.

Do you have a plan for actually finishing your memoir? If not, we know you aren’t making the progress you hoped for. That’s why we developed The Memoir Method Checklist. This free guide (and video training!) will take you through every single step you need from idea to published marketable book. Grab it now at https://pageandpodium.com/checklist

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Timestamps:

First tip 1:44- Make a Plan

Second tip 3:27- Make an Outline

Third tip 5:45- Find one favorite source for information

Fourth tip 7:30- Determine whether your chapter lengths are working for you

Fifth tip 10:06- Let go of perfection

Sixth tip 11:25- Stop and brainstorm when you need to

Seventh tip 13:43- Sit on your hands

Eighth tip 15:24- Expect and plan on slow progress

Ninth tip 17:22- Share your book progress

Tenth tip 19:14- Trust yourself

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Having a strong outline is important because the underlying structure is what makes or breaks so many narratives. But how do you know your outline is "right"? There are so many forms and approaches to outlines out there, and the majority of them do not have memoirs in mind. Memoirs are their own form of writing, and they deserve to have their own considerations when it comes to outlining them. Structures used to describe fiction--like the Hero's Journey or Save the Cat--might feel overly prescriptive, especially when the facts of your life story don't really seem to fit. This week, we review four mistakes you can make while outlining your memoir and how to avoid them.

Do you have a plan for actually finishing your memoir? If not, we know you aren’t making the progress you hoped for. That’s why we developed The Memoir Method Checklist. This free guide (and video training!) will take you through every single step you need from idea to published marketable book. Grab it now at https://pageandpodium.com/checklist

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Timestamps:

6:00- You can use too much or too little guidance

Mistakes:

12:13-Using a descriptive form as a prescription

14:40- Just writing and see how it comes out

18:54- Relying heavily on an "alternative" structure

20:53- Relying on an "internal" or bare-bones outline

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