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Memoir Essays Often when we hear “memoir,” we think of a book. Super athletes, movie stars, and political big wigs write books about their lives or specific portions thereof. But memoirs can also be written in essay form. Furthermore, those essays could one day be combined to make a book. In the meantime, writing one essay at a time is far less intimidating than sitting down to write a book. If you are writing purely for family consumption, you probably won’t need to worry about the fine points of reader appeal. You family loves you and will enjoy your stories. But if your goal is to write commercially viable essays and eventually a memoir book, you need to take these points into consideration:
It’s always been completely beyond my understanding how two people who meet and marry before they’re fully developed – which, after all, is an ongoing process! – can journey through life together all the way to the end. And conclude the essay with: Those journals revealed an invaluable truth: the road a married couple travels has many a stone and pothole. But unflinching love and respect can pull them through the rockiest of times.
Writing your autobiography, essay by essay, can be a joy rather than a long-term burden. Savor each memory as your write! © Pen Central Communications 2006
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