Write your Memoir
Need help getting started, gaining traction or with the structure of your memoir? Writing a memoir can feel overwhelming, sometimes even intimidating, but the good news is it doesn't have to be.
Writing your memoir, sounds so easy, right?
But where do you begin? And what happens when you find yourself stuck in your story? Or doubting your memoir's structure?
I know all about the stamina needed to write a memoir. I know what it feels like to doubt yourself, question the relevance of your story, and wonder if you are ever going to finish it. I have also worked with new writers who have got lost in the telling of their stories and find that the structure of their memoirs are rickety. And when it comes to scenes, their scenes are often ineffective because they are unclear as to what a scene is and how it functions. Their chapters can lack a goal, they often meander into too much detail, and they forget that a memoir needs a solid structure to convey a truth about life. Their stories can lack pace or move so fast that it starts to hydroplane. But the biggest challenge I see memoir writers have is doubt. Their doubt is fueled either by a fear that they are getting it wrong or confusion about where to begin. They also get stuck when they lose direction and confidence in writing their memoirs. Regardless, their doubts lead to frustration and overwhelm.
Meet Brenda
I'm here to take the overwhelm out in writing your memoir.
I live and love memoir. I love teaching memoir, reading memoir, and guiding others in writing their memoirs. In fact, my greatest joy is helping other writers get unstuck and move forward in writing their stories. To be honest, it is my passion. There is no greater thrill than when a memoir writer comes with doubts, gains traction, grows in confidence, and then finds her groove in writing her story. To help you achieve your dream, your righteous ambition of writing your memoir, I have designed and will be designing courses with you in mind. Take a look below to see which courses are currently on offer.
Write your Memoir Courses
What is your story? | I'd love to help you write it.
Do you know that we are always part of three stories?
Our story, someone else's story, and God's story.
We know that life isn't always a bowl of cherries. In my darkest days, I doubted God's story for my life. I doubted His goodness and His plans. I doubted that He even cared. Through writing my story I came to see how my story is part of His great story. I saw how His story of love and redemption is woven through us, one story at a time. In writing my story, I experienced the nearness of God and came to see that, not only would God redeem my heartbreak and broken dreams, but that they had purpose as part of His great story. If it was true for me, it can also be true for you. I'd love to help you know this for yourself.
Here is my Memoir!
If my dream can come true, so can yours.
My memoir writing journey was conceived during the hardest and darkest time of my life. I wrote my memoir first to survive my grief. I needed to free myself from the torment of remembering why I was grieving and the guilt of forgetting what had happened. Putting my grief on the page allowed it to live outside of me and I could visit it anytime I wanted to. Karen Blixen, author of the memoir Out of Africa said, "Any sorrow can be born if we put it into a story or tell a story about it." It's true, I've experienced it for myself. What I didn't expect was how writing my memoir has given me a whole new way of living my life - it can do the same for you. If you would like to read my story, click on the link below.
