Tuesday Tidbit: Are you writing a memoir? Have you published a memoir?

Are you writing a memoir? Have you published a memoir?

If so, let us know: Leave a comment below or on SM 101’s Facebook Page, or send a private message on Facebook.

Stories are important. They shape readers’ lives. Your memoir can be:

“… a mirror

in which the reader can also see

his or her experience reflected

in a new and potentially transforming way.”

(Frederick Buechner, A Room Called Remember)

Your stories can help readers make good choices.

Your memoir can prevent problems, and help readers solve problems, and even save readers’ lives.

“I write books for teenagers because I vividly remember what it felt like to be a teen facing everyday and epic dangers,” writes Sherman Alexie. “…. I write to give them weapons—in the form of words and ideas—that will help them fight their monsters. I write in blood because I remember what it felt like to bleed.”

Your children, grandchildren, and great-grands

need to know your stories.

Write them!

If you’re writing a memoir

or have published one,

let us know.

Writing a memoir

and publishing it

and marketing it

can be a daunting task, and

we want to cheer you on.

Leave a comment below

or on SM 101’s Facebook Page,

or send a private message on Facebook.