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Selasa, 05 Juni 2012

All You Need To Know While Writing A Memoir

By Melody Klein


Writing a memoir is one of the challenging things, especially if you have never tried it before. The way to organize words and the issues to address are some of the challenges involved. However, if you are looking forward to writing a one of its kind, then these tips may help you out.

One of the best tips is to write first then edit the draft later. Though it is tempting to revise as you progress, this approach will make it pretty hard for you to finish your paper. Creating an entire rough copy then making major edits later on is arguably the best way to come up with an outstanding paper.

Always write in the first person. Even though this is discouraged at some point, it is good to understand that a memoir is about your life and there is no better way to talk about it than in the first person. You should try to tell your readers the story from your point of view.

Never provide information that are not in tandem with the theme of the book. Memoirs are written primarily to address relevant issues that pertain to the the of the book. This draws the attention of the readers besides making the book focus on the main story.

You need to understand that your book will affect the life of other people, especially if it ends up being published. In that regard, always change the name of a person whose name has been mentioned in a controversial subject. This is perfectly ethical as long you have stated that some names have been changed.

Good memoirs are those that provide accurate and factual information. This is especially true if certain events happened in the past and can be traced through historical data. writing a memoir that is loaded with inaccurate information can only lower its credibility if such information are detected.




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