The Memoir Method Podcast

This episode is for the writer who has stalled out. She’s made some progress, is committed to the process, but doesn’t know why writing has felt so hard lately. She needs something different, but she isn’t sure what that needs to be. This episode is for you. Let’s get into it.



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This episode is for the writer who feels stuck and overwhelmed. You want to work on—and even finish!—your memoir. But you're feeling blocked and don't know how to move through it. In my years of working with writers, I've noticed a few self-sabotaging patterns that keep you in frustrating writing loop. In today's episode, I'll break that down and also go over how to choose the right editor (because that can be harder than you think!).

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This episode is for the memoir writer trying to understand memoir writing and the revisions process a little bit better. This is for the writer who wants to be strategic in how she uses her time and energy in writing her story. Let's get into it!

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This episode is for the writer who feels stuck in her memoir and doesn't know how to move forward. In this episode, I'll breakdown three ways this stagnation shows up and three tools you can apply right now to kickstart your momentum.

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We kick off on October 22 with an exclusive training all about crafting your own custom memoir roadmap so that you know exactly what steps you need to take to progress your memoir and how to maximize your time. We'll follow that up with weekly live Q&As where you can bring your roadmap and challenges for hands-on coaching from me.

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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.

Watch the free masterclass The Cornerstone to Memoir.

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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.

Learn more about the memoir cornerstone mentioned in the episode.

Read Ariel Lawhon's SubStack about inspiration.

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The July 2024 co-writing sessions are Tuesday, July 9, at 1:30 p.m. PDT, and Thursday, July 18, at 10:30 a.m. PDT.

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