This is the podcast for aspiring writers, an A-to-Z guide to writing, publishing, and promoting books or any other writing project. Your hosts are Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz, co-founders of Journey Sixty6, an editorial services company and independent publisher for the family business community. Each episode is designed to both inspire and instruct writers as they take the long road trip to write and promote their ideas.
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This is the podcast for aspiring writers, an A-to-Z guide to writing, publishing, and promoting books or any other writing project. Your hosts are Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz, co-founders of Journey Sixty6, an editorial services company and independent publisher for the family business community. Each episode is designed to both inspire and instruct writers as they take the long road trip to write and promote their ideas.
Writing a memoir likely will dredge up some difficult memories. For some writers, the pain of these memories might slow down the process of writing, like it did for Cheryl Landes, author of The Best I Can Do. It took Cheryl nearly two decades to complete her memoir. In this episode, Cheryl offers advice for structuring a memoir after years of being stuck. She also shares strategies for relieving tension and writing complex characters that the reader will cheer for.
Great Moments in the Episode
4:57 – 9:37 How painful memories lead to procrastination, and how to push through.
10:05 – 13:30 Creating a scene list to develop a structure for a memoir.
12:40 – 14:44 Identifying scenes that capture a reader’s imagination.
14:45 – 16:18 How to write a memoir in which readers will root for the protagonist (you).
16:47 – 18:22 Creating an invisible character in a memoir to create tension.
18:25 – 19:58 How simple scenes can become pivotal, profound scenes.
21:05 – 23:58 How to provide relief in an emotionally heavy memoir.
23:59 – 25:33 How to weave in flashbacks in a memoir.
25:34 – 28:18 How to honestly portray characters in your memoir without villainizing them.
28:19 – 30:33 How writing a book can change you and your perspective on the world.
30:34 – 34:09 Advice for writers who are stuck in the memoir writing process.
Words of the Episode
dolce far niente: (n) The 'sweetness of doing nothing'; pleasant relaxation in carefree idleness
inure: (v) to become accustom to something, especially something unpleasant.
Connect with Cheryl
Website: https://tabbycatco.com/about-cheryl-technical-writer/
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The Writing Podcast
This is the podcast for aspiring writers, an A-to-Z guide to writing, publishing, and promoting books or any other writing project. Your hosts are Melissa Parks and Dave Goetz, co-founders of Journey Sixty6, an editorial services company and independent publisher for the family business community. Each episode is designed to both inspire and instruct writers as they take the long road trip to write and promote their ideas.
