Thank you, Kelly! I have enjoyed watching your videos since starting with the Hayhouse writing courses. I appreciate your explaining the difference between an autobiography and a memoir. I am writing an autobiography for my family to read about my life but it will not be published. I am intrigued by the idea of writing a memoir. I spent 22 years in the U.S. military special operations arena and want to share my story of what it was like as a young Latter-Day Saint young man who yo-yo'ed between the Christian world I believe in and the military world in which I lived. I hope it might help others who might be trying to figure out the balance.
A memoir would be best for me I think. Growing up in a rural farming background, took up tennis to get out of the house. Studied sport science before it was popular; but it took me to 52 countries; and a coaching Hall of Fame. Much more, but it’s about constantly improving your brain’s behavior patterns to not simply accept the hand you’ve been dealt. Thoughts?
Loved this training. Wayne Dyer's book "I Can See Clearly Now" is a memoir, right? Loved that he wrote it before he passed. I am writing a memoir. I am happy to find out that I can write another one about another theme. This helps me move forward. Thanks!
My dad wrote a book about his young life in Kentucky, that I eventually subtitled, a memoir! I enjoyed hearing the many why’s of that in this video! I did purchase your book also and I loved what you wrote in the “dedication?” If I ever write a book, those words would be perfect for me as well! I did published my Dad’s book “for him” because we were so close! Sadly, I didn’t think to write something similar, in the beginning of his book, only in reverse! I appreciate your excellent information and found your publishing website! I have friends who have been clamoring at me, for years, to write a book! Maybe I have found a way to attempt to do that! Thank you!
Kelly, I LOVE this video thank you! So helpful! I am drawn to both genres and so happy to be clear on the difference and that we can write many memoirs! You are so AWESOME thank you!
I just found out I'm a memoir writer. I just came up with about 6 different memoirs to write. I really forgot how much I love stories as a child. I love hearing storytime and telling stories
Kelly, this has been an very helpful (pivotal?) tutorial-my thanks. The distinction between autobiography and memoir has been clear enough in my mind, but I have let myself be stalled because I want to write both. The former for my estranged daughter and (thereby) lost grandchild; the latter because I am interested (and hope others may be) interested in a number of themes including "othering" as something universal to get beyond as opposed to parsing the many identities drawing power through segregated victimhood. This latter theme is big, and complex. Your video has given me insight into how this might be framed-thinking off the top of my head-as a memoir series in which different kinds of othering (e.g. childhood exposure to the effects of racism; societal misogyny as it impacted my single mother with impact on my life through custody suits; classicism as one raised on the periphery of wealth while relatively-and for a time severely- impoverished. I sit now, post op and realizing it will be some days past meds before I trust my thinking, but excited about diving in. Again, my thanks.
yes, got it. Memoir appears to me to be a focused time good/bad in life. My experience is an extreme one all true and could be a text for Criminal Justice class.
My mother is at the end of her physical journey, and I wrote a heartbreaking story about what our conversations were based on inside a quiet Mexican cafe at 6am last Sunday morning. She later read what I had posted on my blog page about that morning and shared it on her social media outlet. I've never met or heard of someone's life being or match how bad she had it, and that one post shared was merely an emotional scab that doesn't even scratch the surface of it. My mother's life was so rancid it made me question my spirituality, people, and my future because of how someone could be dealt a bad hand in life from birth? I hadn't touched Chocolate Milk since I was nine years old after what she told me; I couldn't even see chocolate milk without my heart skipping a beat or fighting back the urge to cry up to when I was 30 years old, so my question is if I write about her life who is still breathing what would that be labeled as? Thank you for your time if you got to the end, great video I just need to know a little more.
Hey Katie thanks for sharing another great informative video! I just sent a message through to your website about asking for advice in taking the next step to getting my memior published.
To be honest, I'm still undecided. I've got a great idea that I'm finally working on, but it's more a non chronological series of funny, emotional, sad & scary anecdotes from my half a century on this mad rock. I'd lean more towards it being a memoir but there isn't really a theme for it to follow. For now I'm just getting the draft story down & will just take it one day at a time
We work with a lot of authors who are writing what we call a "Teaching Memoir." We have an example of what this kind of book would look like in our outline templates: resources.knliterary.com/3-Classic-Book-Outlines
Hello! Kelly no longer edits books herself. If you're interested in working with one of our amazing editors, you can book a call with us here: knliterary.com/schedule/
It depends on what you end goal is. If you want to sell books, you might write your autobiography mostly for yourself and you family and a memoir to market publicly. If you don't care about sales, everything could go into one book.
Well you just bust my bubble watching this video. Here I am beginning to write my autobiography, and I'm on page 30 thinking that this story might be good enough for a movie and you saying people will probably not even read the book lol.
Absolutely anything is possible! We're just trying to share perspective from the publishing industry to set authors up for success. Your story needs to be told!
Thank you, Kelly! I have enjoyed watching your videos since starting with the Hayhouse writing courses. I appreciate your explaining the difference between an autobiography and a memoir. I am writing an autobiography for my family to read about my life but it will not be published. I am intrigued by the idea of writing a memoir. I spent 22 years in the U.S. military special operations arena and want to share my story of what it was like as a young Latter-Day Saint young man who yo-yo'ed between the Christian world I believe in and the military world in which I lived. I hope it might help others who might be trying to figure out the balance.
That sounds like a fascinating memoir idea. We're so glad that you're recording your story for your family to have!
A memoir would be best for me I think. Growing up in a rural farming background, took up tennis to get out of the house. Studied sport science before it was popular; but it took me to 52 countries; and a coaching Hall of Fame. Much more, but it’s about constantly improving your brain’s behavior patterns to not simply accept the hand you’ve been dealt. Thoughts?
Memoir sounds like a good fit!
Thank You Kelly... I am writing a memoir and I better understand what it is, I smile...
That's great! 💜
Thanks for this explanation! I was confused about how to present my story but understand now that Memoir is the best way to go.
Wonderful! We're glad you have that clarity now!
Loved this training. Wayne Dyer's book "I Can See Clearly Now" is a memoir, right? Loved that he wrote it before he passed. I am writing a memoir. I am happy to find out that I can write another one about another theme. This helps me move forward. Thanks!
Yes! Write multiple memoirs! There are many authors that do this.
THANK YOU for these informative videos! SO SO Helpful! Memoir now, Autobiography for kids and generations forward later in life! TY!
Great plan! And you are so welcome 💙
Love your work Kelly and always thankful for your precious tips ⭐
You are so welcome!
Kelly, I've shared this with eight women who are all working on memoirs or autobiographies.
Wonderful! Thank you for sharing.
My dad wrote a book about his young life in Kentucky, that I eventually subtitled, a memoir! I enjoyed hearing the many why’s of that in this video! I did purchase your book also and I loved what you wrote in the “dedication?” If I ever write a book, those words would be perfect for me as well! I did published my Dad’s book “for him” because we were so close! Sadly, I didn’t think to write something similar, in the beginning of his book, only in reverse! I appreciate your excellent information and found your publishing website! I have friends who have been clamoring at me, for years, to write a book! Maybe I have found a way to attempt to do that! Thank you!
Thanks for sharing that with us 💛
Kelly, I LOVE this video thank you! So helpful! I am drawn to both genres and so happy to be clear on the difference and that we can write many memoirs! You are so AWESOME thank you!
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching and leaving such a lovely comment!
I just found out I'm a memoir writer. I just came up with about 6 different memoirs to write. I really forgot how much I love stories as a child. I love hearing storytime and telling stories
Wonderful! Happy writing!
Kelly, this has been an very helpful (pivotal?) tutorial-my thanks. The distinction between autobiography and memoir has been clear enough in my mind, but I have let myself be stalled because I want to write both. The former for my estranged daughter and (thereby) lost grandchild; the latter because I am interested (and hope others may be) interested in a number of themes including "othering" as something universal to get beyond as opposed to parsing the many identities drawing power through segregated victimhood. This latter theme is big, and complex. Your video has given me insight into how this might be framed-thinking off the top of my head-as a memoir series in which different kinds of othering (e.g. childhood exposure to the effects of racism; societal misogyny as it impacted my single mother with impact on my life through custody suits; classicism as one raised on the periphery of wealth while relatively-and for a time severely- impoverished. I sit now, post op and realizing it will be some days past meds before I trust my thinking, but excited about diving in. Again, my thanks.
Thank you for sharing! So glad this video was thought provoking for you.
Thank you! ❤
You're welcome!
Thank you. Now I m clear about writing my autobiography.
Wonderful! So glad you have that clarity now.
yes, got it. Memoir appears to me to be a focused time good/bad in life. My experience is an extreme one all true and could be a text for Criminal Justice class.
Sounds like you have a story that wants to be told!
Thank You !
You're welcome! Thanks for watching.
@@knliteraryarts I want to write a book about being born premature and be a iep kid
Thank you for video
You're welcome! Thanks for commenting!
I'm working on my memoir now. I plan to self-publish it by the end of the year.
That's great!
My mother is at the end of her physical journey, and I wrote a heartbreaking story about what our conversations were based on inside a quiet Mexican cafe at 6am last Sunday morning. She later read what I had posted on my blog page about that morning and shared it on her social media outlet. I've never met or heard of someone's life being or match how bad she had it, and that one post shared was merely an emotional scab that doesn't even scratch the surface of it. My mother's life was so rancid it made me question my spirituality, people, and my future because of how someone could be dealt a bad hand in life from birth? I hadn't touched Chocolate Milk since I was nine years old after what she told me; I couldn't even see chocolate milk without my heart skipping a beat or fighting back the urge to cry up to when I was 30 years old, so my question is if I write about her life who is still breathing what would that be labeled as? Thank you for your time if you got to the end, great video I just need to know a little more.
Thank you for sharing. If you're writing about her life, it would be considered a biography.
Hey Katie thanks for sharing another great informative video!
I just sent a message through to your website about asking for advice in taking the next step to getting my memior published.
Perfect! We're excited to help you with your memoir!
Memoir! (Glad I'm allowed to do more than 1😂)
Absolutely! Dani Shapiro has written many beautiful memoirs, all will different themes.
To be honest, I'm still undecided. I've got a great idea that I'm finally working on, but it's more a non chronological series of funny, emotional, sad & scary anecdotes from my half a century on this mad rock. I'd lean more towards it being a memoir but there isn't really a theme for it to follow. For now I'm just getting the draft story down & will just take it one day at a time
That's a great plan. Just keep writing and get it all out.
memoir!
Thank you very much for your points. May I ask if in memoir we can write some chapters in third person POV or not?
Memoir definitely, and multiple.
Perfect! Thanks for watching!
Your videos make me wish to begin writing. 😊
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Could transformational be a combination of the two? Or would it simply fall under autobiography? Thanks 🙂
We work with a lot of authors who are writing what we call a "Teaching Memoir." We have an example of what this kind of book would look like in our outline templates: resources.knliterary.com/3-Classic-Book-Outlines
I love it if she can see my writing and letting me know if I should write 📝 a memior 😊
Hello! Kelly no longer edits books herself. If you're interested in working with one of our amazing editors, you can book a call with us here: knliterary.com/schedule/
Kelly, i love The choice by Edith Eger. Is that a memoire or an autobiography?
That one is a memoir 💜
What if I want to do both would it need to be done in two books?
It depends on what you end goal is. If you want to sell books, you might write your autobiography mostly for yourself and you family and a memoir to market publicly. If you don't care about sales, everything could go into one book.
@@knliteraryarts how do you know your life story will be interesting?
Memoir
Wonderful!
❤memoir
Wonderful!
I prefer to read memoires but i love Obama s biography more than his memoire about his presidency
You'd love Michelle Obama's Becoming!!!💘
Well you just bust my bubble watching this video. Here I am beginning to write my autobiography, and I'm on page 30 thinking that this story might be good enough for a movie and you saying people will probably not even read the book lol.
Absolutely anything is possible! We're just trying to share perspective from the publishing industry to set authors up for success. Your story needs to be told!
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Memoir
Wonderful!!