Eight Questions to Consider as You Draft Your
Memoir:
- What is the story/situation? What is the life-changing event in your life?
- What is the time period?
- What is the conflict? (with yourself, with another, with a situation)
- What is the initiating event?
- What are the specific events and obstacles? At some point, step back and evaluate, include what is important and meaningful to the story (not everything that is meaningful to you.) Each event should be included because it advances story.
- What is the turning point—final crisis?
- What is the ending event? What is the resolution?
- What do you want your readers to take away? (sharing wisdom, helping others going through it, healing, understanding yourself
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