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We believe every family should have the opportunity to read their loved one’s memoirs. That is why we write your memoirs in first person, as if you’ve put pen to paper. It’s a simple and enjoyable process, where a trusted Forever Stories writer interviews you about your life and writes your memoirs for future generations to treasure.

With over 700 of our books in circulation, we know that our customers love hearing their loved one’s stories and here’s what some of them had to say.

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UK Literary Agents For Memoir, True Story, And Autobiographies

By Rachael Cooper

Have you just finished your memoir and are ready to begin your search for an agent? Well, we’re here to help! 

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Memoirs And Autobiographies

Unless you’re a celebrity, memoirs are a notoriously tricky market to conquer. Your memoir or autobiography needs to be remarkable. It needs to captivate your reader and should be a story that no one else will be able to tell. Think Edmund de Waal’s The Hare With Amber Eyes, Empire Antartica by Gavin Francis, or Cheryl Strayed’s Wild .  

What all memoirs should have in common is non-fiction narratives, based on the author’s personal experiences. You’ll need to turn your memories into excellent prose by plotting the storyline , using scenes with action , dialogue and exchanges, and allowing the readers to get to see the people, or characters , develop as the storyline progresses.  

Finding an agent for any author, but especially for new writers, can be challenging. You need to find an agent who not only likes your work, but you also need to feel like you can have a professional relationship with them. They’ll be your biggest cheerleader and your most honest critic. 

Whatever your story, once you’ve polished your manuscript and your submission pack there’s sure to be an agent out there who can’t wait to read it. So, where to begin?   

AgentMatch And How To Use It

There are plenty of memoir-loving agents, but you won’t want to approach them all. The best way to develop and refine your own shortlist of UK agents for memoirs is to visit AgentMatch , our literary agent database, and use the search tools on the left to make your selection. 

With AgentMatch you can select by genre (e.g. memoir, true story, and autobiography), country, the agent’s level of experience, their appetite for new clients, and much more. You can even save your search results and come back to them, allowing you to work through them one by one, at your own pace. Each profile has been researched thoroughly including what agents like to read in their spare time, information on their most recent deals, manuscript wishlists, submission requirements, and exclusive interviews. 

You can sign-up for a 7-day free trial which will give you a good feel for the data and functionality. Or join us as a premium member and get unlimited access to AgentMatch. 

UK Agents For Memoir, True Story, And Autobiographies 

To get you started we’ve selected a list of 20 UK agents looking for memoirs: 

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Happy searching, and good luck on your querying journey!   

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Rachael is the Head of Publishing and AgentMatch here at Jericho Writers. She has a Masters in Eighteenth-Century Literature and Romanticism; specialising in female sociability. She's currently working on a series of articles based on her research. Rachael lives in Oxfordshire; and spends most of her time writing, reading, walking her very overweight Labrador in the countryside, and staking out second-hand bookstores for overlooked treasures.

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LifeBook Memoirs is here to guide you through this journey. With care and empathy, we will capture your stories and present them back to you in beautifully handcrafted books of exceptional quality.  

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Autobiography and memoir writing services, by andreja bogdanot , your story, your journey.

      W e are constantly told never to look back. But what if, by looking back and reflecting on our lives, we become more aware of who we are and what kind of mark we leave on this world? Based in unspoilt North Northumberland close to the Scottish Borders, I have created FirstMemoir, a private autobiography and memoir writing service that allows you to have your personal story published in a book. Everyone has a story to tell, and your experiences captured in a single book would make a wonderful record of your life’s journey and an irreplaceable gift for your loved ones. 

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If you want to start your memoir project, but you are unsure how to proceed or you want to gift this unique experience to your loved one, do get in touch. I am more than happy to talk you through the process.

Truly personal experience - working with me from start to finish.  

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Based near Berwick-upon-Tweed covering Northumberland/ Scottish Borders including Edinburgh and Newcastle for face-to-face meetings. Remote meetings are also available. Can travel further. See FAQ for more details. 

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For those looking for a straightforward and accessible memoir. The Standard option comprises the most essential text derived from four interview sessions with me, presented in a PDF/Word format. This option, focusing solely on the text without any layout or photos, is not only more affordable but also ensures the quickest delivery.

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The right choice for those who want a meticulously crafted book based on four interview sessions with me. I will assist you in incorporating a selection of photos, coupled with professional design and layout, to create a polished memoir.

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With more face-to-face interviews, pages and photos, this option gives you peace of mind that you will have enough space and that your story will be told in detail.  

This represents the premium option allowing you up to ten interview sessions and up to 50 photographs and 30,000 words. You will also receive a digital version of the book and an optional video greeting recording for your loved ones. A gift which will last. 

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Give the gift of a lifetime and preserve your memories with our AI-powered memoir service. Your story, beautifully crafted for generations to cherish.

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Our bespoke memoir service offers a unique blend of personal storytelling and cutting-edge AI technology to transform your loved ones’ memories into captivating books. Through weekly prompts, we encourage the recipient to share their stories in any format they prefer, from detailed prose to simple bullet points, and select a tone that truly reflects their narrative voice. Leveraging custom AI models trained on the literature of the world’s finest writers, we craft these responses into a compelling narrative, enriched by professional editing and proofreading to ensure coherence and literary excellence. The result is a beautifully crafted memoir that not only preserves the treasured memories of the recipient but also turns them into a thrilling read, creating a lasting legacy to be cherished by generations.

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We send tailored prompts weekly, inviting recipients to share their memories in any format, from prose to bullet points.

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Recipients respond in their preferred style, ensuring their comfort and authenticity in storytelling.

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They choose a tone for their narrative, adding a personal touch to the memoir’s voice.

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Our AI, trained on renowned literature, transforms these responses into engaging narratives, maintaining high literary quality.

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The narrative undergoes meticulous editing and proofreading, ensuring coherence and readability.

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The outcome is a polished, compelling book that preserves and celebrates the recipient’s journey, ready to be treasured by future generations.

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Are you thinking about writing your life story? Or using personal experiences to talk about universal themes? Sometimes, writing about real experiences can be a vulnerable process, especially when addressing topics such as love, death, sex, the body, or money.

Our online memoir writing course , tutored by Costa Prize-winning novelist and memoirist Monique Roffey, offers a clear 12-week structure for planning, writing, and editing your memoir. By the end of the course, you will understand the ethics of writing from and about your own life and feel confident and comfortable with the notion of vulnerability.

In the introduction to her course, Monique says:

Shame and taboo (sex, death, love, the body, money, etc.) is the first thing you will encounter when you face writing your story. The aim of this course explore these themes in our own lives in a relaxed and supportive environment. As will be mentioned in the first module, James Pennbaker, psychologist of University of Texas, observed a very marked difference in people’s physical health, mental health and sleep habits when spending time to write about traumatic experiences. Own your story and you will feel liberated. Own your story and no one can shame you: it’s all true. Here I am.

Over six modules, the Start Writing a Memoir course covers the basics and offers insight and encouragement gleaned from years of Monique Roffey’s person journey writing her memoir as well as the scores of memories she has read since. These six modules cover why you might want to write your story, shame and vulnerability, point of view and what stops us all from writing our true life stories.

Using extracts and exercises, each module will build on the next, and you’ll discuss what memoirs can look like, tone, forms and knowing when you are ready to write. The course is a beginner’s tool box of ideas. Find out more about the course format, the Zoom schedule and the modules →

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‘Monique was a wonderfully inspiring and supportive tutor!’

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Fiona Gell, author of Spring Tides , says:

‘I was so lucky to be able to do Monique Roffey’s brilliant memoir course as I was writing my ocean conservation memoir Spring Tides , published in 2022. Monique was a wonderfully inspiring and supportive tutor, the course content was excellent and the exercises built my confidence in writing from a personal perspective. The format of the course really suited me, with feedback from the tutor on six pieces of writing, plenty of very high-quality online content, a horizon-expanding reading list and face to face sessions to meet the tutor and other students online. It was flexible enough to fit around a busy life but with a very structured programme of deadlines for the exercises that really worked for me. Monique’s course made a huge difference to my experience of finishing and publishing my memoir and I would recommend it to anyone writing a memoir or thinking about doing it.’

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💼 Agency: Peters Fraser + Dunlop

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📣 Preferred contact method: Online submission form

Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Horror, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Cookbook, Memoir

Previous clients: Ciara Attwell, Olivia Beirne, Roxie Cooper, Drew Davies, Nick Hollin

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Genres: Fiction, Crime Fiction, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Literary Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Previous clients: Tade Thompson, Luke Arnold, G.V. Anderson, Nicholas Binge, Dave Hutchinson, Mike Brooks

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💼 Agency: Madeleine Milburn Literary

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Genres: Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Fiction, Mystery, Romance, Science Fiction, Thriller, Children's Book, Self-Help, Spirituality, Crime Fiction, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Women's Fiction

Previous clients: Gail Honeyman, C.L. Taylor, Ashley Audrain, Matthew Blake, Charmaine Wilkerson

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Genres: Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Historical Fiction, Science Fiction, Thriller, Young Adult, Nonfiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Children's Book, Middle Grade, Diverse Fiction, BIPOC, LGBTQ

Previous clients: Daniel Aubrey, Meg Fee, Tom Huddleston, Sandra Lawrence, Natalie Hart

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Genres: Commercial Fiction, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction, Nonfiction

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Tips for Writing and Editing Your Memoir

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30th September 2024 23:59 BST

Joe Sedgwick, Head of Writing Services, The Literary Consultancy

So, you’ve written your memoir. Firstly, congratulations! It’s always an achievement completing any piece of writing, especially recounting a personal experience from your life. Now you want to edit it, ready for sharing with your friends and family, or perhaps you’re thinking of self-publishing. Maybe, you want to send it out to an agent or publisher to see if it might be able to reach a wider audience… Whoever your intended audience for your memoir, you’ll still want to make sure it reads as well as possible and does your story justice. I’ve compiled a list of five editing tips that apply specifically to memoir writers.

1. Think like a novelist

There are many good reasons for approaching a memoir as a fiction writer would approach a novel, but for me, remembering that you’re telling a story is crucial. Often, a memoir will focus on one significant event or central theme (I’ll talk more about this later), which means that you can be creative with the telling of the story, and the passage of time for example, as you would if you were writing a novel. Keeping the reader in suspense, not giving away too much too early and maintaining narrative tension are not necessarily story elements one would immediately associate with memoir, but moments of light and shade can keep your reader gripped to your story.

This is not so that your memoir reads exactly like a novel. But by ordering the fragments of time that you’ve experienced yourself into a coherent structure, you can build a framework that you’re able to then play within. By structuring the narrative in the way that a novelist would, you can create a story that is cogent, readable, and enjoyable for your reader – whether they be family, friends or an agent or publisher.

It’s not an autobiography

It’s also worth keeping in mind that when writing a memoir, you’re not writing an autobiography. You don’t need to cover every detail of everything, in order, exactly as it happened. I won’t go as far as to say, ‘don’t let the truth get in the way of a good story’, because a) it’s a cliché and b) finding the essence of truth is key to the success of all good writing, as Hemingway believed. But I do think that you don’t always have to rigorously stick to the exact details of everything that has happened, and often, in reality this can hinder the flow of the narrative.

It is of course important not to embellish what happened to the point of complete invention, but it’s important to keep in mind how engagingly something reads on the page. In fact, it’s often the case that even if the reality is outlandish, dramatic or surreal – something that might make you think ‘this is like something out of a movie!’ in real life, can actually feel forced or trite when it’s on the page.

2. Establish your narrative voice early on

This is true of all writing, but especially in memoir, where you need the reader to be on your side and really know you (the character of ‘you’) as early as possible in the book. You’re taking them on a journey and leading them by the hand through some of the most personal moments of your life, so making sure that they are familiar with your voice from the first page is crucial. Your reader needs to trust you, not necessarily because you need to be a trustworthy narrator (we all love an unreliable narrator, don’t we?), but because they need to understand your perspective, and I think the best way to do this is to settle them into the timbre of your voice on the page from the beginning.

On a technical level, you might do this by incorporating some of your dialect, the patterns of your accent, or particulars of your idiom into the writing (I always think of Maya Angelou’s ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ as an incredible example of strong voice in a memoir). A good exercise for honing this might be reading your first page aloud, recording it, and listening back to it or playing the recording to a loved one (if, like me you can’t stand the sound of your own voice). If it sounds like you – you’re on track. If it sounds like someone else – keep editing.

3. Treat each person like a character not someone you know

This is a hard one, because similarly to the previous tip about establishing yourself in the narrative, it’s so personal. You might be writing about your mother, father, brother, sister, child, or teacher – people who have shaped who you are. Doing them justice on the page, when they are a living, breathing person is a real challenge, but it’s also very important for making the reader feel part of the experience of your story.

I’d argue that the best way to do this is to take a step back from the real-world version of ‘the person’ that you know and think of them as a novelist might think of a character they’re creating in a fiction. What are their hopes, desires, fears, dreams? What’s their favourite food or drink? Do they have any unusual habits? This not only provides you with a valuable level of objectivity, but also means you can really flesh them out on the page, by showing your reader who they are, rather than just telling them, based on your relation to them.

Readers don’t know your Uncle Jack, Shaz or your Mum

It’s also tempting (not to mention very easy) to assume that all your readers will know your Uncle Jack, or your friend Shaz, your Mum, brother, daughter etc. Especially when these are people that are integral to your life and story. But you must remember that if you’re writing for a wider, general audience, it’s unlikely they’ll know anything about these people, and so it’s your job to bring them to life on the page. And sometimes, in memoir, you might find that you don’t need all of the sub-characters of your life, instead choosing to amalgamate some into one character that supports the progression of the story.

Think about consent, privacy, legal issues

Do also remember, if you are describing people who are still alive, that you might need to think about consent, privacy, and any legal issues around disclosure.

4. Let the reader make their own judgement

Following on from this point, while you’re undoubtedly writing the memoir to share your experience, I also think it’s key to not lead the reader too much with your descriptions of certain events, so that they don’t feel that they’re able to make their own mind up about. One of the reasons memoir can be difficult to edit – as opposed to fiction where the building blocks of the story are fluid and moveable, or general non-fiction where ‘facts are facts’ (hopefully!) – is that everything in the narrative is viewed through the lens of your experience.

Leave or create space for the reader

By sharing your writing with a reader, you obviously want to make sure that you’re getting your views and opinions across, but you also need to acknowledge that once it’s out in the world, a memoir is open to interpretation and the opinions of others. In my experience, manipulating readers too much in one way or another on topics such as politics, or whether you feel someone or something is ‘good’ or ‘bad’, can take away from their experience of enjoyment in the book. First and foremost, tell the story, and let people take away from your experience what resonates most with them. Make sure when editing that you have left – or create – enough space for the reader.

5. Remember your central theme as you edit

As I’ve already touched on, it’s common for memoirs to centre around a theme or moment in someone’s life, rather than being a chronological retelling of an entire life. This has been true of many of the more successful commercial memoirs in the last few years (think ‘This Is Going to Hurt by Adam Kay, ‘H is for Hawk’ by Helen McDonald, or ‘Crying in H Mart’ by Michelle Zauner), and it can be an incredibly useful device for keeping you on track when you’re telling the story of your life.

Focus and limit distress

While it can be good to have more material to hone down, rather than be struggling to think of new things to write, the problem with getting carried away in the re-telling is that you can set yourself an insurmountable task when it comes to editing. And especially if you’re writing about any form of trauma or painful life event, sticking to a theme can help you focus, and limit distress. It will also help you decide what to cut, and what to keep; and you will need to make a distinction between what’s important to you, and what is important to the story, and your reader. Whether you’re writing for a wider audience, for your friends or family, or even as a form of catharsis for yourself, keeping the purpose of what you’re writing, and importantly, why you’re writing in mind can help you create a piece of personal, powerful life writing.

Joe Sedgwick has a Bachelor’s degree in English Literature and American Studies from Manchester University and an MA in Publishing from Kingston University. He is head of writing services at The Literary Consultancy.

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The Top 6 Memoir Writing Services to Help You Write Your Memoir

People hire memoir writing services to help write their memoir for lots of different reasons. Maybe they can’t decide what’s important to include. Maybe some things are simply too difficult to write about. Maybe they’re stuck midway through. Or maybe they just can’t decide where to start.

We’ve talked before about what to look for when you hire a memoir writing service or writer. But where do you find a good one? 

Here are six great options for memoir writing services to help with your memoir.

THGM Writing Services

Based in Canada, THGM Writing Services uses a team of freelance Canadian and US-based “professional ghostwriters, ready to write your autobiography or memoir.” In addition to memoir, THGM Writing Services will also write biography, autobiography ( remember the difference from memoir! ), and life stories/memorial memoirs. French and Spanish translators are available. THGM Writing Services has been featured in Forbes , Maclean’s , and The Verge .

How long will it take?: Not listed

How much will it cost?: No prices listed, but offer a free quote based on some specifics you supply about the project 

Real Life Stories

Founder Sheridan Hill works with “a small stable of publishing professionals hand-picked for their expertise, efficiency, and ability to deliver.” Real Life Stories promises a memoir or biography “that is beautifully written, impeccably researched, and professionally printed.” Real Life Stories has been recommended by the AARP as one of the top personal biography companies in the United States.

How long will it take?: Preference is 12 months

How much will it cost?: No prices listed, but base costs include travel and lodging costs for author, transcription, book design, and printing.

Heritage Memoirs

Heritage Memoirs produces “one-of-a-kind life stories, memoirs, personal histories, family histories and corporate histories from recorded interviews.” They offer services from ghost writers, oral historians, family historians, editors, and life-story or memoir writer. Based in Canada, Heritage Memoirs’ writers will travel anywhere in Canada or the United States, and have a location in Mexico, too.

How long will it take?: 4-18 months, depending on the frequency of the interviews and complexity of project

How much will it cost?: Minimum of $15,000

Kevin Anderson & Associates

This is the Cadillac option of memoir services. Kevin Anderson & Associates’ ghostwriting and editing services provide you the opportunity to work with a team of  New York Times   #1 bestselling authors and editors . Their client list includes  New York Times  #1 bestselling authors, literary agents and agencies, Big Five publishing houses, celebrities, and Fortune-100 business executives. But expect to pay—their rates start at $25,000 US.

How long will it take?: Average projects will take 3-6 months

How much will it cost?: Packages range from $25,000 to $150,000. They do suggest that if you have a manuscript (or partial) complete you may only need other editorial services (like developmental editing). They encourage people to inquire, as these costs can be substantially less than their ghostwriting packages. 

Modern Memoirs, Inc.

Modern Memoirs, Inc. is a self-publishing company specializing in memoirs and family histories. They offer a full-service private publication process, handling everything from interviews, to book design, image processing, and print and e-book creation. Over 25 years in business, they have produced books for more than 170 clients in six countries and twenty-nine U.S. states. 

How long will it take?: Two levels of service: an Assisted Memoir (editorial, design, and production of a finished manuscript) takes 3-4 months. A Commissioned Memoir (written solely by them) usually takes 12 months.

How much will it cost?: Assisted Memoir is $7,000 for editing and design and $3,000 to print. Commissioned Memoirs start at $40,000 for writing, editing, and design, and $3,000 to print.

Memoir by LifeTales

Want to create a memoir in minutes a day at no cost? That’s the promise of Memoir , an app from LifeTales. We've made it easy and fun to capture, share, and preserve your family stories digitally in just minutes a day. Create stories using any combination of pictures, video, video-selfies, and audio voiceovers on images. And yes, you can type, too!

Memoirs by LifeTales uses the latest end-to-end encryption technology and is visible only to people who you authorize to have access to your stories. And with multiple family members on the app the possibilities to expand the stories being told are endless!

How long will it take?: You can create a multi-media memoir in only minutes a day, in your spare time

How much will it cost?:   Free!

Whether you’re curious to learn more about memoir, or you’re ready to start documenting your own memoir today, download the Memoir , by LifeTales app and begin recording something your loved ones will cherish for years.

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Working with a memoir writer: what you need to know

Even before we talk about working with 'ghosts,' the prospect of working with a memoir writer / ghostwriter on your personal story might sound a bit scary.

In this article, I'm going to answer some big questions about working with a memoir writer, and address as many concerns as I can. Above all, I want to reassure you that writing your own story - with or without help - will be a wonderful experience, whether you publish, self-publish, or just share your story with friends.

So you want to tell a story about your life?

There’s no right or wrong way to tell your personal story. Some people choose to tell their entire birth-to-now personal story as a legacy for friends and families. Others prefer to write a smaller-scale story, possibly focusing on one or two aspects of their life, without the burden of telling their whole story, warts and all. We’d normally call that a memoir.

Drawing from some examples of work that I’ve done, memoirs can be books about falling in love, stories of life in business, or accounts of someone’s experiences in the forces. I’ve worked on lots of ‘mental health memoirs’ too, stories written by people who have overcome difficult circumstances and want to help readers learn from their experiences.

Why write a memoir?

It’s good to go into the process of writing your life story with some clear expectations about what you want to get out of doing it. Be very specific. The clearer you are about what your memoir or autobiography is for, the easier it’ll be to achieve your aims.

So, why do you want to write a memoir or an autobiography?

I ask this question of everyone I work with. It helps me understand what the would-be memoir writer wants to achieve with their book, what they want to feel when their book is available for people to read, and perhaps most importantly, who they’re writing their book for.

Here are three of the main reasons why many people choose to write their personal story, and a bonus reason that people don’t talk about enough…

Writing your own story to help others

If you look at some memoir examples online you’ll see that plenty of memoir writers have written their books with the aim of helping others. I mentioned mental health memoirs earlier, and there’s a huge array of books specifically designed to help other people.

People often talk about achieving things with their life, and I can think of few better achievements than taking the pain, misery, or deprivation you may have experienced and making something good out of it. Your book can help people now, and go on helping people for years to come.

Your story about your life is your legacy

Our books will survive us. Our stories will go on informing and entertaining the next generations. That’s a big tick in the box for all of us who want to preserve our part in our family’s story.

The imperative to tell your personal story might creep up on you, or it might hit you all at once. Some people find that the urge to write their memoir or autobiography grows ever stronger as they move into parenthood. Or even when the grandchildren arrive! The sense of joining the dots between the generations – of showing people where they came from – and of preserving your own part in that story can be irresistible.

Telling your story to promote your understanding or expertise

Your book can celebrate your understanding of your industry, your art, or your niche. Many people write memoirs that mark them out as the go-to people in their sector. Books that provide unique perspectives on subject areas that are inundated with the same-old ideas can’t help but elevate their writers above the crowd.

There are lots of great examples of memoir writers turning stories from their lives and careers into books that really sell their services. My favourite – and surely the most unusual example of that – would have to be a book called Escaping the Empire . I helped the author (a private-hire hostage rescuer) turn his story of recuing a child from a parent who had absconded with him into a gripping page-turner of a memoir. As adverts for my client’s services go, they don’t come much more exciting!

Writing your story for the sheer joy of doing it!

This is the one that people don’t talk about enough…

Don’t think about book sales, or meeting a specific agenda; don’t even think about writing a good book, just write a book.

Do it because it’ll give you the chance to revisit old memories. Do it because you can gain new perspectives on your life as a whole when you look back at the journey you’ve been on. Most of all, do it because, it’s some of the best me-time you can have. It will help you see your who life in context. It will be a roller-coaster ride of memories. It will help resurrect some of the long-forgotten people and places of your past.

Provided you don’t worry too much about your writing style, spelling, and grammar, it can be a very relaxing thing to do. And then, if you find that having got so far with writing your own story, you want to take it more seriously, you can.

Choosing the right memoir writer for your project

Chances are, you may not need the help of a memoir writer. And if you’ve got the time to give it a go, I’d urge you to just start writing and see how you get on. Some memoir writers enjoy the process of writing, but choose to work with an editor who’ll help improve their manuscript. Some work with a writing mentor who will guide them through the writing process and help them overcome any difficulties. (You might also consider drafting in trusted friends to give you objective feedback on your book once you’ve written it.)

I’ve already covered some of the reasons why you might choose to hire a memoir writer in another article. So instead, let’s focus on five considerations that will help you find the right memoir writer…

These days, location isn’t as important as it used to be. Provided you’re happy being interviewed over the phone, or on Zoom, your memoir writer can be based almost anywhere. Having said that, I do think it’s really helpful if you meet your memoir writer at least once. I try to meet my clients at the beginning of the process, just so we can start getting to know each other.

Reassurance

Whichever memoir writer you choose, you are going to have to feel comfortable working with them. They are going to need to ask you all sorts of questions about your life experiences, and if you’re not comfortable confiding in them, it’ll harm your book.

I spend time talking to prospective clients about their ideas, and giving them a chance to ask me lots of questions before anything else happens. It helps us both make sure we’ll be happy working together. (Neer underestimate the reassurance of knowing you’re working with the right person.)

How important is your memoir writer’s experience? Does it matter if you’re writing a story of your life for your family, and your memoir writer has only ever written business books? Do you mind if they’ve never tackled the sorts of issues your book is going to cover?

Good memoir writers are adaptable and can turn their hands to many things. But you must decide if you’ll be happier working with someone who has written books that feel broadly similar to yours.

When you read your personal story, it should feel like you’ve written it. (Even if a memoir writer has written it for you.)

Good memoir writers are masters of tone of voice. They should be able to take their interviews with you and retain the essence of your voice in your book. You can always ask for samples of other personal stories they’ve worked on to see how they’ve conveyed other clients’ voices in their prose.

Appreciation

When you’re choosing among various memoir writers, the acid test has got to be their portfolio. Look at memoir writers’ portfolios and see whose work you most enjoy reading. Even in a few pages, their work should be compelling. It should be inviting and easy to read.

What will your memoir writer need to know?

Your memoir writer is going to get to know you very well over the space of the weeks or months they work with you… There have been times in my working life as a memoir writer when I’ve had to remind clients of some of the facts of their life! We will have worked together so closely that I’ll feel as if I know them (almost) as well as I know myself.

When you’re working with a memoir writer you really trust, you’ll feel able to open up and answer all their questions. While their attention will be focused on issues that are relevant to the story you’re telling, it does help if they’ve got carte blanche to push you – just a little bit – to address some tougher questions too.

Your memoir writer wants to know all about the people, places and events that made you, of course. But they may also want to uncover the emotional heart of your story. Or they might push you for some more revealing insights into what you really thought about certain people or events in your life; whatever it takes to make your story stronger.

Basically, your memoir writer’s questions will be designed to help your readers feel some of what you felt, so they can get a more vivid taste of the events you’re describing.

I’m not going to give you a tick list of questions here; every book comes with different requirements and different kinds of questions. But I can give you a guide to what memoir writers really want from you…

Your honesty

This isn’t a moral imperative; honesty just makes better memoirs.

If you’ve ever failed, your memoir writer is going to want to know what that did to you. If you’ve struggled, they’re going to want to know what that felt like. If you’ve loved and lost etc…

Your warts-and-all story will almost certainly be more relatable, more compelling, and more inspiring than a bland, varnished version.

Your emotional truth

I know that might sound a bit new-agey, so let me give you an example:

I worked with a gentleman on a lovely business memoir. He leaned into the hi-jinks and the humour of his working life, and I liked that. But… I wanted a little bit more. He spoke about so many of the people that he used to work with in such wistful terms, but kept holding himself back from giving into the emotion.

I didn’t pursue it at first. I waited until we’d had a few interviews and I knew he trusted me enough to have a more heartfelt conversation about some of the people he’d lost in his life. It didn’t come easily at first, but having an opportunity to talk about loss and love gave his book more weight, and it made him feel as if he’d respected those people in print. He even went on to make a contribution from every book sold to Marie Curie, in honour of one of the people he spoke about in his memoir.

Your openness to uncovering the stories behind the stories

One of the best things about writing a memoir or a broader story about your life is the chance it gives us to reassess things.

Sometimes, we get so used to our version of past events. They get solidified through years of telling the same old stories in the same old way. But revisiting key moments with an objective mentor writer can help cast old events in a new light.

People often experience little moments of revelation during the process when they suddenly see how one event led to another, or how one little mistake led them on an exciting new path.

How to hire a memoir writer

As well as finding a writer who’s a good fit for you, here are some other considerations to keep in mind when you’re hiring a memoir writer:

Memoir writers may offer different book packages of different lengths, making it easy for you to choose the kind of memoir writing service you want. If it helps, don’t be afraid to ask if you can pay for your book in installments.

It helps both parties to nail down some dates and timescales. See if you can schedule your interview slots in advance. Ask for a timescale for completion of the various stages of your book. Find a way of working that fits your needs and availability.

Memoir examples

It’s always good to get a sense of your memoir writer’s other work. (And most memoir writers will be only too pleased to send a few links and samples to some of their published and self-published work.)

Publishing and self-publishing advice

Once your memoir has been written, will you be looking to self-publish it? Could it be of interest to a mainstream publishers? It’s a good idea to ask your memoir writer how they can help in either eventuality.

Terms and conditions

Make sure you understand exactly what you’re paying for, how your memoir writer will invoice you, and what happens if something goes wrong…

Ticking all these boxes should make it easy for you to pick a memoir writer who will do your story proud.

So you want to write a story about your life, but you’d like a little help…

If that has helped to demystify the process of working with a memoir writer a little bit, and you’d like to find out more about working with this memoir writer, let’s have a chat. You can book a half-hour ghostwriting consultation , so I can find out more about your story…

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To meet the demand of our writers, as well as to give them the quality editing they deserve, we currently offer the services of a variety of editors with whom you can work. Their skills range from developmental editing and content editing, to coaching and copyediting. We will connect you to the very best person for your needs.

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All of our editors (profiled farther down the page) are talented, capable and experienced. Their rates vary. Our editorial assistant meets with Marion once weekly to match new editing applicants with the right editor.

To work with Marion, you must first take the full curriculum of our courses . These include Memoirama , Memoirama 2 , and The Master Class or Your Memoir Project . Marion now only reads manuscripts from Master Class graduates. Marion charges $1697 per 100 pages, or $375 an hour for anything under 100 pages. There is currently a waiting list for her to read full manuscripts. To get on the waiting list, email us at mroachsmith [at] gmail [dot] com when you have completed the classes mentioned above.

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Diane is a well-published author whose work centers around recovery. She maintains a series on social media called “Sober Money.” Her columns and essays challenge readers to think about culture and community from a new perspective. Diane presents at conferences, faith communities, and at corporate and community events. As a creativity coach,   she works with writers and artists to begin, complete and market their work. As a spiritual director she helps people find meaning, perspective and encouragement–especially those identifying as “spiritual but not religious,” atheist, agnostic, and people who are in recovery. See more on her here.

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Baron Wormser is a well-published poet. He is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts. He has a long history as an excellent editor of non-fiction. He earned his BA from Johns Hopkins University and did graduate work at the University of California-Irvine and the University of Maine. His many collections of poetry include  The White Words  (1983);  When  (1997), which won a Kathryn A. Morton Prize in Poetry;  Subject Matter  (2003);  Scattered Chapters: New & Selected Poems  (2008);  Impenitent Notes  (2010); and  Unidentified Sighing Objects  (2015). His works of prose include the collection of biographical essays  Legends of the Slow Explosion  (2018), the novel  Teach Us That Peace  (2013), the short story collection  The Poetry Life: Ten Stories  (2008), and a memoir of the years he and his family spent living off the grid in Maine,  The Road Washes Out in Spring: A Poet’s Memoir of Living off the Grid  (2006). With David Cappella, Wormser has written two books on poetry and pedagogy:  Teaching the Art of Poetry: The Moves  (1999) and  A Surge of Language: Teaching Poetry Day by Day  (2000). He has taught at the University of Maine-Farmington and, since 2009, in the MFA program at Fairfield University. He served as poet laureate of Maine from 2000 to 2006. Along with the Guggenheim Fellowship, his many honors and awards include a Frederick Bock Prize and fellowships from Bread Loaf and the National Endowment for the Arts. He founded the Frost Place Conference on Poetry in Franconia, New Hampshire, and continues to work in schools.The photo is from CavanKerry Press.

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Jill Smolowe is the author of the memoirs Four Funerals and A Wedding and An Empty Lap , and co-editor of the adoption anthology A Love Like No Other . An award-winning journalist, she clocked 35 years as a foreign affairs writer for Time and Newsweek, and as a senior writer for People. Her essays have appeared in the New York Times, The Washington Post Magazine, Reader’s Digest, More, Money ; in several anthologies; and on numerous websites, including PBS’s Next Avenue . She has been editing memoir manuscripts for more than 20 years.

Mike Welch is a writing teacher, editor and tutor living in Albany, NY. His work has appeared in the Crime Writers’ Chronicle , 50-Word Stories , the Albany Times Union , and he has written a feature sports column for the Binghamton Press and Sun Bulletin. He has read his work on WAMC/National Public Radio and at the Arts Center of the Capital Region’s Bookmark’s Series.

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The 4 Best Memoir Publishing Services

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• 18th February 2023

Preserving memories to pass down to your family and future generations is always worth investing time and resources in. It can be a way for your children and grandchildren to get to know you better and learn about memories from your life that might be forgotten otherwise.

If you want to write your life story to share with your family in a physical or digital format, you have many options. In this post, you’ll learn about four apps and services that will either help you jump-start your memoir-writing journey or assist you throughout the entire process.

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LifeBio is a healthtech/agetech company that helps people capture their life story and publish biographies using an online system and journals. Striving to improve the health and well-being of its customers, this service specifically focuses on people who suffer from loneliness, depression, or Alzheimer’s disease.

You can download the LifeBio Memory app to document your life story or make an account as a family member, storyteller, volunteer, or staff member. The app has many topics and questions to choose from. Users simply tap the recording button and start answering the questions. If you like, you can even upload photos to go along with the voice recording. Family members can also request to listen to their loved one’s responses. Probably the best feature of this company and app is that they are compliant with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), meaning that all your personal information is completely safe and confidential.

While it is free to download and record answers to the questions, there is a $149 lifetime membership fee to use all of the app’s features. To get a hardcopy book with all images and recordings, fees start at $99.

If you prefer to write your life story down rather than use an app, you can also order the LifeBio Memory Journal for $19.95.

Pros of LifeBio

●  It is a HIPAA-compliant app, so your information is safe and secure.

●  It preserves the voice of your loved one telling the stories.

●  It’s easy to use.

●  It’s designed for people suffering from loneliness, depression, or Alzheimer’s disease.

●  Staff, volunteers, or family members can easily set up an account for a storyteller.

●  It’s backed by research.

Cons of LifeBio

●  Few reviews of the app are available online.

My Stories Matter

My Stories Matter is a social media app designed “by Baby Boomers for Baby Boomers” to capture and preserve your life story. The app is set up so people can share their life story as they would in real life, making it user-friendly.

You can use the app for several purposes: to preserve memories, help a loved one remember their life, relive your greatest adventures, build your family history, celebrate a life, journal your life, or jump-start your memoir. Key features of this app include the ability to create a book, questions, and prompts to help recall memories, digital collections, tips and samples, tags to help organize your memories, and the option of adding other people so they can share their perspective of an event or memory.

In terms of privacy and security, My Stories Matter is very proud of its settings. In the app, you control who can view your memories, and you can apply this feature memory by memory. You can also create private circles of family and friends with whom to share certain memories. In turn, they can also share memories in these groups, yielding multiple views.

The app and all its features are completely free to use. No information is available on what it costs to make a book and whether the app compiles the book for you or whether users are responsible for creating their own hard copy.

Pros of My Stories Matter

●  It’s safe and secure.

●  Baby boomers designed it for baby boomers, so it’s user-friendly.

●  It’s free.

●  Users can interact with other people and can share collective memories.

●  You can download your story.

Cons of My Stories Matter

●  Virtually no reviews of this app are available online.

●  No clear information is available on the cost of making a book or downloading your stories.

StoryWorth is a membership service you can purchase for a loved one (or yourself). With the membership, your loved one will receive a weekly email with a question for them to write about. Throughout the year-long subscription, you and whoever else you list will see your loved one’s responses each week as they are written. At the end of the year, StoryWorth compiles everything the recipient has written into a hardback book that family members can pass down for generations.

StoryWorth is a relatively affordable subscription service at $99. With the subscription, you get:

●  Weekly story prompts sent via email to the recipient

●  One hardcover book with a black-and-white interior (including black-and-white photos)

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●  Access to customer service for help with any issues

For additional books, you can expect to pay:

●  $39 for each additional black-and-white copy

●  $79 for color books up to 300 pages

●  $99 for color books 300 to 480 pages long

Pros of StoryWorth

●  You receive weekly emails with questions to inspire you to write your life story.

●  You can share your responses with selected friends and family members.

●  StoryWorth compiles your life story in a hardback keepsake book and ships it to you.

Cons of StoryWorth

●  Online reviews suggest that StoryWorth’s technology is not user-friendly for editing or for formatting the layout.

●  Online reviews also suggest that the hardback book is not of high quality.

●  Customer reviews describe customer service as lacking and not helpful.

Real Life Stories Publishing Services

If you are interested in having someone else write, edit, format, and print your memoir, then Real Life Stories may be for you. For those looking to have a memoir written for themselves and their family, the My Story Memoir service is what you are looking for. This service includes ten hours of interviews, professional writing, and editing services, and a finished memoir of 100 to 150 pages, including photos.

You will need to contact Real Life Stories to get a quote for their My Story Memoir service. However, it’s important to note that most publishers offering these services charge thousands of dollars to produce a finished memoir.

Pros of Real Life Stories Publishing Services

●  The professional writers and editors can make your memoir a beautiful keepsake.

●  You can review the manuscript as it goes along to make sure your memoir is the way you want it.

Cons of Real Life Stories Publishing Services

●  You must inquire about the costs.

Features to Consider Before Choosing a Service

Many options exist for you to write a personal memoir to keep for yourself, your friends, and your family. Here are some things to consider before making a final decision:

●  Can I (or a loved one) easily use technology to write and preserve my life story?

●  Do I want to be able to completely customize my life story online?

●  If I am using technology, does it have strict and secure privacy and security settings?

●  What type of final product do I want (e.g., a hardback book, recordings)?

●  How much am I willing to pay?

●  Do I want to write and edit my memoir or pay someone else to do it for me?

With everything from free apps to professional publishing services, it’s possible for almost anyone to write a memoir for themselves, their family, and their friends. It’s important to do your research, know your options, and consider how much time and money you are willing to invest.

No matter what route you take, preserving your life story and passing it down as a physical or digital keepsake is worth your while. Everyone has a story to tell, and lots of services and people are willing to help you accomplish that goal.

What’s the difference between a memoir and an autobiography?

An autobiography is an account of the author’s entire life and is based on facts. A memoir is usually a collection of memories from the author’s perspective.

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Memoirs are a unique storytelling method that allows you to preserve your story and share your life experiences. When you go to your local bookstore, you’ll likely see a large selection of celebrity memoirs lining the shelves. But those represent only a small snippet of the human experience.

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What Is Memoir Writing?

Memoir writing is a unique style of narrative writing that typically consists of a series of short stories or anecdotes focusing on a period in your life.

The period may be as long or as short as you want. For example, you may choose to write a memoir about your travels after college or the years you spent raising your kids. Alternatively, rather than focus on a specific time period, many memoirists choose to focus on a recurring theme throughout their lives, such as grief, love, or success.

Memoirs are distinctly different from biographies and autobiographies in that they do not typically span an entire lifetime. Additionally, memoirs tend to be more personal, introspective, and reflective than biographies and autobiographies. This gives them a more intimate feel that encourages the reader to connect and sympathize with the author.

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No matter what kind of story you want to share, writing a memoir is a big undertaking. That’s why many people choose to hire a memoir writer. When you work with a professional, you can rest easy knowing your memoir will be polished, well-written, and engaging.

Hiring a memoir writer provides several benefits, including:

They Bring a High Degree of Expertise

Professional memoir ghostwriters bring a higher degree of expertise to your project than you can alone. Many people don’t realize just how much work and strategy go into writing a memoir. From finding the right structure to finding the right words to convey emotions, it takes a very specific and developed skill set.

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Writing a memoir can be an emotional and challenging process. Who can narrow down the most important moments of their life into one book? One of the biggest benefits of working with a memoir writer for hire is the fresh, objective perspective they bring to the table.

This perspective makes it easier to organize your thoughts into an easily digestible format. It also helps them find new insights into your life and analyze your experiences through many different lenses. An objective viewpoint is especially helpful for memoirs, which deal heavily with introspection and looking at the past in new ways.

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Just like any other type of book, writing a memoir is time-consuming. Between work, family, and other commitments, most people simply do not have the time to take on such a cumbersome project. That’s where we come in.

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It can feel daunting to hire a memoir writer to tell your story. After all, who knows your life better than you? At StorySavor, you maintain creative control. Even though we take care of all the writing, you still have final say throughout the entire process. That means you decide what to include and what to leave out.

Our writers take your input and direction to craft your memoir exactly as you pictured. From capturing your voice to writing in your personal style, we can craft a memoir that embodies you and your personality. It’s your story to tell — it’s just our job to bring your vision to life.

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At StorySavor, we offer three specialized memoir writing services tailored to your needs. Our services are categorized by book length and are designed to capture different periods or important moments in your life. Find out which option is the best for you!

Capture and Preserve a Moment

If you want a quick read that your audience can finish in an afternoon, this is the perfect plan for you. This memoir option includes 30 pages of text with up to 7,000 words and up to 20 photos. It also includes four hours of interview time with your memoir writer. This level is ideal if you want to preserve a precious memory but don’t want to take on telling your entire life story.

Capture and Preserve a Story

If you have a particular adventure or journey you’d like to preserve, this is the perfect way to do it. This memoir option includes 60 pages of text with up to 12,000 words, up to 30 photos, and six hours of interview time with your writer. Whether you want to recount a harrowing survival tale or a life-changing career move, this option provides the perfect window to frame your story.

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If you’re looking to reflect on your entire life, you’ll need plenty of space to do so. This weighty option includes 10 hours of interview time to dig into your life experiences and explore your musings, 100 pages of text with up to 20,000 words, and 50 photos. We recommend this memoir option for individuals who want to pass down their legacy and life story to future generations.

Our Memoir Writing Process

Our memoir writing process is designed to be as simple as possible. Here’s how we bring your story to life.

Step One – Consultation

It starts with your initial consultation, where we will discuss your goals and objectives. We will also discuss some basic details of your memoir to help match you with the best writer for your project.

Step Two – Meet Your Writer

Once we select the perfect writer from our all-star team, you will meet with them to discuss your memoir in more depth. Your memoir writer will gather all the information they need through a series of interviews. You’ll also be provided with a questionnaire to gather more information about your project.

Step Three – Writing Begins

Your writer will then get to work crafting your one-of-a-kind memoir! They’ll use interviews and the questionnaire to tell your story. We’ll also help you select photos for your memoir if requested.

Step Four – Final Edits and Approval

When it’s complete, we will send a digital copy to you for final edits and approval. You have final say in your memoir and we’ll make your required changes in this final round.

Step Five – Publication and Shipping

Once we get your go-ahead, we will print your memoir and ship it to your doorstep. It’s that easy!

Meet Our Writers

At StorySavor, our team is made up of experienced professionals from a wide variety of backgrounds who are passionate about memoir writing. Many of our writers have been published in top publications, such as the New York Times. They have a wealth of life experiences, which they bring to every memoir project they work on. Meet our team of writers today!

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Your life story is unique and deserves to be told. At StorySavor, we’ve mastered the fine art of storytelling. Let us help you craft an engaging, authentic, and memorable memoir that you’ll be proud to share with the world. Check out our FAQs page for more information or contact us today to learn more about our memoir writing services.

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Opal is a fiercely independent young woman pushing against the grain in her style and attitude, Afro-punk before that term existed. Coming of age in Detroit, she can’t imagine settling for a 9-to-5 job—despite her unusual looks, Opal believes she can be a star. So when the aspiring British singer/songwriter Neville Charles discovers her at a bar’s amateur night, she takes him up on his offer to make rock music together for the fledgling Rivington Records. In early seventies New York City, just as she’s finding her niche as part of a flamboyant and funky creative scene, a rival band signed to her label brandishes a Confederate flag at a promotional concert. Opal’s bold protest and the violence that ensues set off a chain of events that will not only change the lives of those she loves, but also be a deadly reminder that repercussions are always harsher for women, especially black women, who dare to speak their truth. Decades later, as Opal considers a 2016 reunion with Nev, music journalist S. Sunny Shelton seizes the chance to curate an oral history about her idols. Sunny thought she knew most of the stories leading up to the cult duo’s most politicized chapter. But as her interviews dig deeper, a nasty new allegation from an unexpected source threatens to blow up everything. Provocative and chilling, The Final Revival of Opal & Nev features a backup chorus of unforgettable voices, a heroine the likes of which we’ve not seen in storytelling, and a daring structure, and introduces a bold new voice in contemporary fiction.

Writing a Memoir

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Do you want to write a memoir and don’t know how to get going? Or perhaps you’re already at work on one and want to get some guidance to help you? If this sounds familiar, then this course is for you.

There are so many rich possibilities for compelling narratives based on our true stories – including lives and experiences that might seem very ordinary until they’re held up to the light.

Bestselling memoirist Cathy Rentzenbrink will take you on an in-depth exploration of your memories, guiding you through the techniques you’ll need to sharpen your prose style and convert your lived experience into a readable and lively story.

I really enjoyed this course and learned so much! Before, I didn't know where to start with this huge task. Now I believe this book can be written, using the tools I've been given.

Cathy Rentzenbrink

Cathy Rentzenbrink is the author of The Last Act of Love which was a Sunday Times bestseller and was shortlisted for the Wellcome Prize. She followed it with A Manual for Heartache and Dear Reader: The Comfort and Joy of Books . Her first novel Everyone Is Still Alive is out now. Her writing guide Write It All Down: How to put your life on the page was published in 2022. Cathy regularly chairs literary events, interviews authors, reviews books and runs creative writing workshops. In previous lives, Cathy worked for Waterstones for ten years, ran the literacy charity Quick Reads, and was Books Editor at The Bookseller .

WHAT DOES THIS COURSE GIVE YOU?

• Video modules: Work through weekly modules comprising teaching videos and substantial notes from Cathy, offering a practical and friendly approach to writing about your life.
• Writing tasks: Weekly tasks will help you mind-map and create ‘the story of your life’, turning important themes in your story into structured scenes.
• Resources & notes: You’ll get access to multiple Case Studies, additional resources and teaching notes, including extracts from early drafts of Cathy's bestselling book The Last Act of Love to illustrate how to solve some of the writing problems discussed.
• Professional feedback: An expert CBC editor will give brief written feedback on several of the students' practical assignments every week, with all students receiving feedback on one of their writing tasks. Students are also given the option to purchase additional end-of-course feedback from our expert editors.
• Student forum: Find your writing community on our private student forums. Upload your completed writing tasks, give and receive peer-to-peer feedback, and discuss the week’s topics with your fellow students and the CBC team.

COURSE SCHEDULE & DELIVERY

Our online courses are designed for flexible learning. Allocate your own study time and take part from wherever you are in the world. Each week, we recommend spending at least four hours on the course. It’s also important to be planning and working on your memoir throughout the six weeks.

ADDITIONAL FEEDBACK

All students will be given the option to purchase feedback on their final task from a CBC editor .

• CBC report: For an additional fee of £155, you can obtain a detailed 500-word report on your work (of up to 3,000 words) from one of our CBC editors.
• CBC report + tutorial: For an additional fee of £260, you can obtain a 500-word report from one of our CBC editors and have a 30-minute video or telephone tutorial with them to discuss your work.

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Do you know the number one secret of an everlasting story? It's that it emotionally connects with others. And that's our number one priority. We'll use a specialized narrative to create a compelling memoir that's sure to tug on the reader's heartstrings.

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Anyone who wants to preserve their story, or the story of a loved one, for family, friends, and future generations.

Creating a custom-made life story on your own can be stressful.

With our help, it's easy., you talk. we listen..

We come to you and record your stories over a series of casual interviews.

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You'll see the work-in-progress as we go along and can make any changes or edits you like. But you don't have to do any of the writing yourself; that's what we're here for.

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• Knowing family history has been shown to increase the resiliency of families and individuals.

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You don't have to be a world leader or a celebrity to have experiences worth sharing. Every one of us has stories, and these stories are like road signs to future generations. "Here's what I did right," your memories tell the world, "and here's what I could have done better." But unless you're a celebrity, with journalists and critics publicly recording your life for you, those road signs gradually disappear. A personal history keeps that from happening.

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