The Memoir Method Podcast

This episode is for the writer who wants to feel connected, who wants to be led by someone who knows her journey. Before I was an editor, I was a writer (and before that I was a reader!). The path you’re walking is one that I’m familiar with, and I want to extract every ounce of wisdom, perspective, and commiseration from my own experience as a writer to help you. Let’s get into it.

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This episode is for the writer who feels a disconnect between what she wants and how she feels. She wants to be a writer, but she has a hard time feeling like one. She tries to do the things she thinks she’s supposed to, but it’s not producing the results she wants. She’s still not writing regularly and not adding to her word count. This episode will help you tap deeper into who you actually are as a writer so that you can create both the manuscript and the writing life you desire. Let’s go.

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This is for the writer who believes that memoir writing is hard. She feels overwhelmed, and that weight has started to take the joy out of writing. She’s not sure if she’s any good, which makes it hard to have fun when she does show up. This writer wants to love writing and love what she writes. Today I’m going to dive into what “good writing” really is and highlight elements of good writing that I look for in the manuscripts I read. Let’s get into it.

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This episode is for the writer who has a hard time remembering what it feels like to love what she does, who either doesn’t know or can’t remember what it can feel like to be a writer. Today I’m going into what’s going on in your mind and in your heart as you try to write but can’t. The more I’ve resurrected my writing life, the more I’ve realized that this goes so much deeper than the words you put on the page. Let’s get into it.

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This episode is for the writer who feels lost. She wants to be a writer, but doesn’t feel like one. In fact, feeling like a writer feels wildly far away. Last week, in episode 39, we talked about what I call inspiration paralysis: a more surface-level block having to do more with writing processes, rhythms, and discipline. But writer’s block is a completely different beast; writer’s block touches how you see yourself and your writing and affects the root of how you show up to your writing. It’s time to talk about it. Let’s go.

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This episode is for the writer who is feeling stuck but not blocked. She knows why she’s writing and why her story matters, but she keeps putting off writing because she doesn’t know what to write. This isn’t as deep as writer’s block but no less frustrating. In today’s episode I want to help you reframe inspiration and the role it plays in the writing process and the writing life.

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This episode is for the writer who wants to feel like a writer. She wants to create and write and really tap into the message of her story—but she doesn’t know how, because life keeps getting in the way. That desire to write and create, though? That goes soul deep. The trick comes into cultivating a creative life, one where creativity and writing is woven effortlessly throughout your day. I have three ways you can start to integrate this today, right now. Let’s get into it.

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This episode is a repost of episode 3, an episode many of you may not have listened to before! The show has grown so much in just the nine months since I started it, and this concept is truly the heartbeat behind Bookish Edits and how I interact with stories and my writers.

At the end I pop back in to share The Memoir Mindset Handbook with you. This digital download is a perfect accompaniment to this episode and is for the writer ready to take themselves seriously and actually think and act like a writer. You can learn more here.

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This episode is for the writer who has tried everything and feels like she’s in the same spot. She’s decided to write her memoir and dived in with both feet into courses and Facebook groups and writing groups. She’s maybe even searched for this podcast and is listening to this episode because she wants to figure out what she’s missing. So let’s get into it, friend.

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This episode is for the writer who has tried everything. She's taken the courses, tried the workbooks and the writing groups. And she's starting to wonder if she's the problem. This episode is for HER. In this episode I go beyond the words and into your beliefs, helping you identify where you're self-sabotaging. The best part? You get to rewrite your writing life.

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