Why Your Memoir Isn't Working and How to Fix It

Writing down what you remember isn't a memoir. Instead, you need to understand scenes and transitions, the two main components you'll use to turn memories from your life into plot. Get these components wrong and your memoir won't work.
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[@centaur923]

Thanx Wendy. This is a great explanation. I had been finding the concept of "something has to happen" unclear, but think I am getting a bit of an understanding now.

[@memoirwritingforgeniuses]

If nothing happens, you don't have plot. When something happens, you need a scene. Hope this helps!

[@susansydney-smith5384]

You are so generous - and really helped me. Brilliant analysis and exampled. Thank you ...

[@memoirwritingforgeniuses]

Thanks so much for the nice comment! Glad I'm able to help.

[@גרשוןפרלמן]

Thank you once again Wendy. Every video of yours brings me back to the keyboard with new tools with renewed "expectation" from myself. Scenes and transitions have been my weak point. This isn't entirely new to me, but sometimes one has to hear something a dozen times for it to sink in. Thank you again for your generosity. - Glenn

[@memoirwritingforgeniuses]

Glad the concepts help! They are tough to grasp right away, so I'm glad the repetition helps. 😁

[@aviagemdosmogis]

Your content helps me so much, Wendy, even though I write in Portuguese! Your insights inspire me to keep going, and I hope that one day my memoir will be read by you in English too. Thank you for all that you do!

[@memoirwritingforgeniuses]

Muito obrigada! Appreciate the nice comment. Hope to read your memoir one day too. 💞

[@mjw2013xx]

Such a great explanation, thanks, Wendy!

[@memoirwritingforgeniuses]

Thanks! 🙂

[@timporter8886]

This is such a brilliant channel, I'm learning so much! Hay Wendy, cant you "pop over" to England and run some classes here?🤔

[@j.j.l.]

She's in South America and runs her program online; It's all online.

[@timporter8886]

@@j.j.l. I was only teasing!😉

[@memoirwritingforgeniuses]

I'm a sucker for a free place to stay so if you have a big couch... 🤣

[@mjw2013xx]

😂 ​Or an unheated squat​@@memoirwritingforgeniuses

[@memoirwritingforgeniuses]

@@mjw2013xx Welcome to England! You're welcome to sleep in the bathtub 😅