My Life Would Make A Great Story... But Where Do I Start?
Finally, How to Write Your Memoir - The Secrets Revealed
So I decided to produce a guide. And I thought I had a pretty good idea of what writers need. After all, I...
- Directed the graduate writing program at Brown University where I taught English for 17 years
- Have published a half-dozen books and dozens of articles myself
- Started a publishing company that has produced more than 80 titles and pioneered a unique joint venture program
YOUR EXPERT MENTOR: SIDNEY OFFIT
But memoir writing isn't my specialty. I still needed an expert. Silly me! I had published an expert already. And he's a good friend. But he's so busy, I couldn't believe that he would agree to help. After all, he's finishing a new memoir as you read this. Plus he teaches writing courses at the New School University in New York City and Marymount Manhattan College...is curator of the George Polk Journalism Awards...presides over the Authors Guild Foundation...and more.
Yet, when I shared my idea with writer Sidney Offit, he was immediately agreeable!
And so we produced this special downloadable Info Pak: Sidney Offit's Memoir Writing Secrets
A JAM-PACKED AUDIO INTERVIEW
In this jam-packed-with-information interview with me , Sidney Offit gives you all the tips and techniques you need to produce a successful memoir...whether you want to publish it commercially, privately, or as a limited edition. The five chapters give you a one-stop resource, covering these topics and more:
- Three keys for sustaining reader interest
- How to distinguish "telling" from "showing"
- Why you should avoid the passive voice
- The difference between the autobiography and the memoir
- Sure-fire strategies for handling dialogue
- What personal details to delete
- New publishing options
- How to promote dramatic tension
- The two hottest markets for today's memoir
By the time you finish listening for the first time, you'll be well-informed and inspired. You'll be itching to begin writing or to finish writing your memoir.
