About Me and Memory Writers Network
Life rolls by, leaving behind memories. By writing them, you can discover not just how you felt when you first went through them, but how they work in the story of your life. Organizing memories into stories can provide creative rewards and insights for years to come.
Memoir writing means different things to different people. Some want to leave a legacy. Others want to make money publishing their work. Some have found that by sharing their story, they increase their social network and reduce loneliness. As a therapist I’ve learned the healing power of sharing life stories. All these reasons interest me. The more carefully I look at the process of memoir writing, the more value I see in it, as a tool for change, for personal insight, for sharing, and for steering towards the future. Join me on this exploration of memoir writing. By learning to write about the past, together we can develop a more interesting future.
Here is an index to the essays, book reviews, and interviews on memoir writing:
I have written two self-help books that can help you write your story.
Learn to Write Your Memoir, a step by step guide to record the stories of your life offers straightforward instructions to translate memories into stories.
Four Elements for Writers, How to Get Beyond “Yes-But,” Conquer Self-Doubt and Inertia, and Achieve Your Writing Goals is a self-help guide and workbook that will help you actually sit down, start, and continue to write, overcoming the obstacles, and pulling together the self-management strategies that turn the dream into reality.
For more information about me and other self-help and writing insights visit http://www.jerrywaxler.com/.
