What Is A Memoir

When you write a memoir, begin with a dramatic hook that makes the reader want more. A memoir is a chance to be honest and say "I wish I had treated him differently" or "I shouldn't have done that." Being vulnerable is the best way to touch your reader's heart and help them understand the decisions you made. A memoir is a form of creative nonfiction in which an author recounts experiences from his or her life. But that's not all a memoir is! Many memoirs are quite broad in scope, simply dealing with life, but through the unique framework of the author's particular circumstances or lifestyle. Begin your memoir with an anecdote. But what exactly is the difference between memoir vs autobiography? Kendra Bonnett and Matilda Butler are memoirists, teachers of memoir writing, and founders of the website Womensmemoirs.com. Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mount Everest Disaster by Jon Krakauer. It should be something which connects to the rest of the memoir—if you're writing about your childhood in rural Kentucky, for example, the anecdote should be related to that.