How Do You Know If You Should Write a Memoir?
How do you know if you should write a memoir? The answer to this question can be tricky for some writers because even though you may feel strongly called to write a memoir, usually a lot of fear shows up around the process. If you have never written a memoir before you might be afraid that you will become overwhelmed when you try to organize all the pieces, you will be consumed with self-doubt and not be able to finish, you don’t know what you’re doing and will do a bad job of it, or that other people will read your memoir and then judge you for it. These are all very common fears for writers, and memoir writers in particular. It’s important that writers not let these fears stop them from writing a memoir. The memoir writing process can be complex and even convoluted at times, but once you understand that what you’re going through with your writing fears is actually quite common, and you are not alone in your struggle, everything gets easier. In fact, there is one definite way to know if you should write your memoir and it’s kind of surprising. What’s most surprising is that this tends to show up for writers who are writing fiction and don’t understand that through their fiction writing they are getting clear signs that it’s time to write their memoir. But if you are writing fiction and this one very specific thing is happening when you write your fiction it’s a definite sign that you should write your memoir, no matter how afraid you might be.
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