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Memoir vs Biography /What is the Difference?
The Oxford English Dictionary confirms how I view the difference, which is that a memoir is generally not considered a full historical record of a life, while an autobiography or a biography is thoroughly researched. My Simple Explanation: A memoir is written in first person (“I”) and includes only information that the subject of the…
Read More January 9, 2013
How to write your memoirs – organize by decade
The first step in beginning to write your memoirs is to think by decade. Create an outline that allows you to organize your memories by decade. This is only one of many approaches, but it helps the beginner because most people just do not know where to begin. If you map your life roughly by…
Read More November 27, 2012