Making Meaning of Your Memories

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

Spring Cleaning for Writers: 5 Ways to Organize Your Memoir Project memoir memoirs organization tips Apr 22, 2025

There’s something about spring—maybe it’s the longer days or the fresh breeze through open windows—that makes us want to tidy up. But spring cleaning isn’t just for your closet or kitchen. If you're w...

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Feeling Scattered in Your Writing Life? Here’s One Way to Get Back on Track memoir memoirs organization tips productivity Apr 03, 2025

You know the feeling.

You're standing in a room full of half-unpacked boxes, random objects scattered everywhere—a lamp on the floor, papers in piles, a chair draped in laundry, and zero idea where y...

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Set Your 2023 Memoir Writing Goals memoir mindset organization tips Dec 29, 2022

I’m a goal-setter. I can’t help myself. At the end of the year, I like to take time to reflect on the year I’ve just lived. What were the high points, low points, and points in between? How far did I ...

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Two Simple, Timesaving Ways to Organize Your Memoir Writing memoirs organization tips writing tips Nov 12, 2022

You’ve decided it’s time to write your memoir. Eager to dive in, you open your laptop and create a new document titled, “My Memoir.”

Day One

Clickety-clack, your fingertips peck at the keys, and you...

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