This authoritative and accessible workbook guides you through the
memoir writing process so you can tell your own story with confidence!



Ready, Set, Memoir!
is full of helpful lists, exercises, inspiring quotes from famous
memoirists, advice, lessons, and humor to help walk you through the
writing process. This guided journal will inspire and motivate you to
write—and finish!—your memoir.



Every year, hundreds of thousands
of aspiring writers participate in National Novel Writing Month
(NaNoWriMo), writing a first draft of their novels in thirty days.
Following in the footsteps of the successful novel writing guide Ready, Set, Novel!,
this handbook—written by one of the experts behind #NaNoWriMo—guides
would-be memoirists step-by-step through the planning and writing
process.



• FUN, ACCESSIBLE APPROACH TO MEMOIR: Starting any new project can be daunting, let alone a project as personal as memoir. Ready, Set, Memoir! has a light, engaging tone, paired with fun illustrations and activities to keep the book accessible and encouraging.

•
AUTHOR WITH AUTHORITY: As the former program director for NaNoWriMo,
Lindsey Grant knows a thing or two about starting a project and getting
it done . . . and done fast!

• INSPIRING, EASY TO FOLLOW ROADMAP: With fun and fresh prompts, activities, and resources, Ready, Set, Memoir!
breaks down the elements of memoir, helps nonfiction writers both new
and seasoned understand the genre; establish the scope and trajectory of
their story; build dramatic tension; craft a subplot; identify and
overcome common pitfalls to the form, including writer's block and the
relationship between memory and truth; revise; and ultimately find a
market for your memoir.