3 Writing Practices To Make You A Better Memoir Writer
Craft, Writing, Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Outline, Memoir Idea Rhiannon Richardson Craft, Writing, Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Outline, Memoir Idea Rhiannon Richardson

3 Writing Practices To Make You A Better Memoir Writer

If you’re struggling to figure out how to write your memoir or can’t seem to find the right words, here are three writing practices to make you a better memoir writer and help your memories, reflections, and musings shine bright and clear.

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Journaling to Productive First Drafts
ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Novel Draft, Picture Book Draft, Short Story Draft, ER/CB Outline, Novel Outline, Picture Book Outline, Memoir Outline, Nonfiction Outline Kristen Overman ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Novel Draft, Picture Book Draft, Short Story Draft, ER/CB Outline, Novel Outline, Picture Book Outline, Memoir Outline, Nonfiction Outline Kristen Overman

Journaling to Productive First Drafts

In a world where life constantly competes for our time, we don’t have the luxury of writing twelve to fifteen drafts of something before we can say it’s done. We need to work smarter, not longer. We need to write productive first drafts. 

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Writing For The Reader: How To Know Who Your Memoir is For
Audience, Writing, Revision + Editing, Memoir Editing, Nonfiction Editing, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Memoir Idea, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Revision, Memoir Submission Rhiannon Richardson Audience, Writing, Revision + Editing, Memoir Editing, Nonfiction Editing, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Memoir Idea, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Revision, Memoir Submission Rhiannon Richardson

Writing For The Reader: How To Know Who Your Memoir is For

What happens when you’ve written a memoir but find that your words aren’t resonating with readers the way you thought they would? And upon that realization, what do you do or change to bridge the gap?

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Writing Quotes To Motivate and Inspire
Writing, Novel Draft, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Picture Book Draft, Short Story Draft, ER/CB Outline, Freelance Outline, Memoir Outline, Nonfiction Outline, Novel Outline, Picture Book Outline, ER/CB Idea, Freelance Idea, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Novel Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea Amy Holland Writing, Novel Draft, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Picture Book Draft, Short Story Draft, ER/CB Outline, Freelance Outline, Memoir Outline, Nonfiction Outline, Novel Outline, Picture Book Outline, ER/CB Idea, Freelance Idea, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Novel Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea Amy Holland

Writing Quotes To Motivate and Inspire

Pithy writing quotes can motivate and inspire with just a few words. We’ve put together some of our favorites to keep you motivated when the going gets tough.

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Episode 27: Roz Morris, Ghostwriter and Writing Coach
Marketing, Market, Audience, Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Idea, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Submission, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Editing, Nonfiction Idea, Nonfiction Outline, Nonfiction Publishing, Nonfiction Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Idea, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Submission, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Editing, Nonfiction Idea, Nonfiction Outline, Nonfiction Publishing, Nonfiction Submission Mary Kole

Episode 27: Roz Morris, Ghostwriter and Writing Coach

Roz Morris and Mary dive into the mechanics of storytelling and discuss how to connect with your audience—whether you're writing someone else's story or you're telling your own.

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Episode 22: Kelly Madrone, Award-Winning Writer and Ghostwriter
Marketing, Market, Audience, Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Idea, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Revision, Memoir Submission, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Editing, Nonfiction Idea, Nonfiction Outline, Nonfiction Publishing, Nonfiction Submission Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Idea, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Revision, Memoir Submission, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Editing, Nonfiction Idea, Nonfiction Outline, Nonfiction Publishing, Nonfiction Submission Mary Kole

Episode 22: Kelly Madrone, Award-Winning Writer and Ghostwriter

Ghostwriter Kelly Madrone joins us to talk about writing as someone else, modulating a professional potty mouth, and creating a story arc in memoir.

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Episode 7: Jessica Brody, Author and Writing Teacher
Writing, Craft, Character, ER/CB Outline, Novel Outline, Picture Book Outline, Freelance Outline, Nonfiction Outline, Novel Draft, Memoir Draft, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Picture Book Draft, Memoir Outline Mary Kole Writing, Craft, Character, ER/CB Outline, Novel Outline, Picture Book Outline, Freelance Outline, Nonfiction Outline, Novel Draft, Memoir Draft, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Picture Book Draft, Memoir Outline Mary Kole

Episode 7: Jessica Brody, Author and Writing Teacher

An interview with author and writing teacher Jessica Brody, where we discuss what makes a compelling story, how to apply story structure whether you're a plotter or pantser, and tackling large-scale revisions without ripping your hair out.

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Episode 2: Ryan Van Cleave, Nonfiction Writer and Writing Teacher
Marketing, Market, Audience, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Outline, Memoir Outline Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Outline, Memoir Outline Mary Kole

Episode 2: Ryan Van Cleave, Nonfiction Writer and Writing Teacher

A podcast all about nonfiction book proposals, nonfiction article pitching, and strategically growing your writing career, including a ton of tips for that ever-intimidating concept of marketing yourself and your writing.

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The Core of a Story with Roz Morris
Writing, Character, Audience, Craft, Novel Idea, Novel Draft, Novel Publishing, Novel Outline, Novel Editing, Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Idea, Freelance Draft, Freelance Idea, Freelance Publishing, Nonfiction Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea, Memoir Outline Mary Kole Writing, Character, Audience, Craft, Novel Idea, Novel Draft, Novel Publishing, Novel Outline, Novel Editing, Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Idea, Freelance Draft, Freelance Idea, Freelance Publishing, Nonfiction Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea, Memoir Outline Mary Kole

The Core of a Story with Roz Morris

Writer, writing teacher, ghost writer, and general literary icon Roz Morris joins Mary Kole for an interview on the Good Story Speaker Series. They dive into the mechanics of storytelling and discuss how to connect with your audience—whether you're writing someone else's story or your telling your own.

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Episode 1: Chris Baty, Founder of NaNoWriMo
Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Memoir Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Freelance Idea, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Novel Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Short Story Draft, Picture Book Draft, ER/CB Outline, Freelance Outline, Nonfiction Outline, Memoir Outline, Picture Book Outline, Novel Outline Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Memoir Publishing, ER/CB Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Freelance Publishing, Freelance Idea, ER/CB Draft, Freelance Draft, Memoir Draft, Novel Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Short Story Draft, Picture Book Draft, ER/CB Outline, Freelance Outline, Nonfiction Outline, Memoir Outline, Picture Book Outline, Novel Outline Mary Kole

Episode 1: Chris Baty, Founder of NaNoWriMo

An interview with NaNoWriMo founder and writing teacher Chris Baty, where we discuss plot, pantsing, not nipping good ideas in the bud, celebrating a hot pile of garbage, and the cult of busyness.

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Writing An Authentic Memoir with Kelly Madrone
Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Idea, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Revision, Memoir Submission, Memoir Outline, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Editing, Nonfiction Idea, Nonfiction Outline, Nonfiction Publishing, Nonfiction Submission Mary Kole Memoir Draft, Memoir Editing, Memoir Idea, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Revision, Memoir Submission, Memoir Outline, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Editing, Nonfiction Idea, Nonfiction Outline, Nonfiction Publishing, Nonfiction Submission Mary Kole

Writing An Authentic Memoir with Kelly Madrone

Award-winning writer and ghostwriter Kelly Madrone joins us to talk about writing as someone else, modulating a professional potty mouth, and how to create a nuanced story arc in memoir.

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How Long is a Chapter?
Craft, Writing, ER/CB Draft, Novel Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Memoir Draft, ER/CB Outline, Freelance Outline, Memoir Outline, Novel Outline, Nonfiction Outline Mary Kole Craft, Writing, ER/CB Draft, Novel Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Memoir Draft, ER/CB Outline, Freelance Outline, Memoir Outline, Novel Outline, Nonfiction Outline Mary Kole

How Long is a Chapter?

How long is a chapter? This is a question I get all the time from writers. In this video, I'll ask you some leading questions that will allow you to figure out that ideal chapter count or chapter-length for yourself in your particular project.

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Brighten Even The Foggiest Story Idea
Craft, Critique, Market, Writing, ER/CB Idea, Freelance Idea, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Novel Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea, ER/CB Outline, Freelance Outline, Memoir Outline, Nonfiction Outline, Novel Outline, Picture Book Outline Joiya Morrison-Efemini Craft, Critique, Market, Writing, ER/CB Idea, Freelance Idea, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea, Novel Idea, Picture Book Idea, Short Story Idea, ER/CB Outline, Freelance Outline, Memoir Outline, Nonfiction Outline, Novel Outline, Picture Book Outline Joiya Morrison-Efemini

Brighten Even The Foggiest Story Idea

Story ideas don’t always come easily, but sometimes we get glimmers that turn into a list of foggy ideas. How do we decide which new idea to run with? And how do we take steps to make it shine?

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Episode 6: Gail Carson Levine, Historical and Fantasy Author
Craft, Novel Draft, Novel Idea, Novel Editing, Novel Outline, Novel Publishing, ER/CB Draft, ER/CB Editing, ER/CB Idea, ER/CB Outline, ER/CB Publishing, ER/CB Submission, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Editing, Nonfiction Outline, Nonfiction Publishing, Nonfiction Submission, Nonfiction Idea, Memoir Draft, Memoir Idea, Memoir Editing, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Submission Mary Kole Craft, Novel Draft, Novel Idea, Novel Editing, Novel Outline, Novel Publishing, ER/CB Draft, ER/CB Editing, ER/CB Idea, ER/CB Outline, ER/CB Publishing, ER/CB Submission, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Editing, Nonfiction Outline, Nonfiction Publishing, Nonfiction Submission, Nonfiction Idea, Memoir Draft, Memoir Idea, Memoir Editing, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing, Memoir Submission Mary Kole

Episode 6: Gail Carson Levine, Historical and Fantasy Author

Historical and fantasy author Gail Carson Levine interviews with Mary Kole. She shares thoughts on the writing process, world-building, and her latest book, A Ceiling Made of Eggshells.

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Episode 4: Laura Elliott, Ghostwriter
Marketing, Market, Audience, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Outline, Memoir Outline, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea Mary Kole Marketing, Market, Audience, Memoir Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, Memoir Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Nonfiction Outline, Memoir Outline, Memoir Idea, Nonfiction Idea Mary Kole

Episode 4: Laura Elliott, Ghostwriter

A podcast interview with ghostwriter Laura Elliott, all about deep research, finding inspiration from various sources, and telling stories … even other people’s.

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Episode 26: Tami Charles, Children’s Book Author
Picture Book Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Novel Draft, ER/CB Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, ER/CB Draft, Memoir Draft, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing Mary Kole Picture Book Draft, Nonfiction Draft, Novel Draft, ER/CB Publishing, Novel Publishing, Picture Book Publishing, Nonfiction Publishing, ER/CB Draft, Memoir Draft, Memoir Outline, Memoir Publishing Mary Kole

Episode 26: Tami Charles, Children’s Book Author

New York Times Bestselling children's book author Tami Charles joins the Good Story Podcast to talk about experimenting with verse, amplifying the stories of girls of color, and writing what you feel.

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