How to Write a Memoir

JeannettedeBeauvoir
4 min readMar 18, 2019

Everyone wants to write a memoir. Let’s face it: we’re all interesting people (at least to ourselves!), and writing about ourselves is a useful way of processing events and emotions.

But before you put pen to paper, let’s back up a bit. Of course you can write a memoir; the real questions is — should you?

Let’s start with the difference between a memoir and an autobiography. They’re both about you…

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JeannettedeBeauvoir

Bestselling novelist of mystery and historical fiction. Writer, editor, & business storyteller at jeannettedebeauvoir.com.