When Memories Feel Fuzzy: How to Write Through the Gaps
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When Memories Feel Fuzzy: How to Write Through the Gaps

If you’ve ever sat down to write about your life and thought, I can’t remember enough to do this, you’re not alone.

Most of us assume memoir writing requires perfect recall: dates, dialogue, the color of the wallpaper in 1973. But memory doesn’t work that way.

And that’s okay. In fact, that’s perfect. Because a memoir isn’t about remembering everything, it’s about remembering what matters.

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What’s a memoir map? And how can it help you organize your stories?
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What’s a memoir map? And how can it help you organize your stories?

Have you been collecting memories, notes, voice memos, maybe even a tattered box of keepsakes… and now you’re wondering, what am I supposed to do with all this?

Good news: you don’t have to figure it all out at once.

You need a map. A memoir map. Here’s my 5-step process for putting it together.

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