Making Meaning of Your Memories

Practical tips and insights to uncover and write about the memories that have shaped your life.

Should You Write Your Own Memoir or Hire a Ghostwriter? writing tips Jun 01, 2021

Everyone has a story to tell. A slice of life to share hard-won wisdom, transformation, trauma, redemption, or laugh-out-loud hilarious moments. How many times have you thought, I should write my life story. Only to follow with, The End.

Thinking you’ve got a story to tell and actually sitting down...

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How to Write About Your Faith (Without Sounding Preachy) writing tips Mar 29, 2021

I spent many years working as an editor and writer for a Christian magazine publishing company. A big part of my job entailed reading article submissions and advance copies of books by Christian authors. Many of these works were well-intended memoir-type pieces in which the writer would share their ...

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5 Ways to Massively Increase Your Writing Productivity productivity writing tips Feb 17, 2021

Everyone who embarks on a journey to write their memoir inevitably hits a wall. You have a dream of telling a slice of your life story, but you meet resistance—a too-full calendar, kids who need your full-time attention, a day-job that saps your energy and leaves you too tired to write your tale. We...

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