Memoir prompts

Not sure what questions or life lessons you want to write on? Begin with these 63 memoir writing prompts that will give you inspiring writing ideas.

Memoir writing isn't easy. Whether you've just started working on your memoir or have been hammering at the keyboard for years, these simple memoir writing tips could help you make progress in telling your life story.

Journalling has so many benefits and if you have some great memoir writing prompts you can really deep dive into your reflections. Here's my top 3 writing prompts for your journalling practise.

Want to write a memoir but not sure how to get started? I've got you covered. In this post, I'm sharing my ten best memoir writing prompts.

A memoir is about more than just telling your life story. In this post, you'll learn the 10 steps to write a memoir that grips your audience.

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For almost a decade, Deanna was “going to write a memoir.” For almost a decade, she just didn’t really know where or how to start. She collected all kind of photos and dates and evidence of life memories over those long years, but breaking into the actual writing was intimidating, so, again and again, she’d start and quickly stop in one notebook or the next.

Click for more writing prompts for your memory journal. Keeping a memory journal is a fun way to reflect on your life & to safekeep memories so you can revisit them and reminisce later. When you keep a memory journal you will begin to see what moments in your life feel the most important to you, what you value in life, and how your daily experiences impact you and string together to create the story of your life. Memory journal prompts are a fun way to expand your memory journaling practice!

Creative Writer Worksheet – Writing Memoirs (PDF) This week’s worksheet is for the memoirists among us – those writers whose lives are their masterpiece. Or is that every one of us, after all? “How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live” – Henry David Thoreau.

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In the wide world of writing prompts, the options are slim for creative nonfiction writers. Even the relevant prompts are often jumbled together with essay and fictional prompts, making it hard for writers to find what they really want. But not to worry. I present one whole hefty list of prompts just for creative nonfiction […]

Follow three memoir-writing prompts to start writing your memories and telling your story.

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Have you wondered how to write a memoir? While you’ll use anecdotes from your own life to tell a compelling story, the real star of your memoir is your reader. The theme of your memoir is the message, and it should help the reader.