Writing The Truth: How to Start Writing Your Memoir

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“Were all in this together trying to make sense of what it is to be a human being. And its a hard and kind of beautiful and noble thing for you to try to do.” Join legendary memoirist Mary Karr (The Liars Club Cherry ) as she describes the processes she relies on to write beautiful visceral scenes that feel real to the reader and introduces you to the ways she has prepared to write her upcoming memoir Just You Wait. Through a series of memory-focused writing exercises Mary guides you through the tangled process of writing memoir and makes it clear distinct and actionable. Along the way she shares her wisdom and perspective on life writing as a craft and the distinct privilege and pain of being a person. Dont miss Marys lessons on: Writing with the five senses to engross and immerse a reader