![]() I was 13 at the time, so it was a combination of dealing with loss and coming of age. Some common memoir themes surround the following topics:ĭo one of those topics (and associated themes) apply to your memoir? What statement does your memoir make about this topic?įor example, I wrote a memoir about losing my mother to cancer. Your story’s theme can help clarify what you’ve learned. If you’re not sure what lessons you’ve learned, focus on what your story is about. Many people use memoirs as a time of self-reflection and even therapy. What will the reader learn from your story?įigure out what lessons you learned from going through the event that is documented in your memoir. A memoir gives you the opportunity to dig deep into a pivotal event or explore how you felt, why you felt it, and the lessons you learned. What event would take up at least one chapter of your autobiography? Take that chapter and expand it into an entire book. Isn’t that so liberating? Over the course of your life, you can write several memoirs about the different events that shaped who you are. ![]() Not sure how to whittle down your epic life into a measly memoir? Remember, you don’t have to write just one memoir. It’s much more impactful, even for public figures, to write about key, transformative events in their lives. Unless you’re a public figure, very few people are interested in reading about your life from cradle to almost grave. But, it would be a mistake to write about everything that you’ve experienced in your life at one time.
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