The Memoir Workbook by C S Lakin

The Memoir Workbook by C S Lakin

Do you feel driven to share what you've gone through and the insights you've learned in life? Do you long to tell your story but don't know where to start?

The Memoir Workbook will show you, step by step, all you need to know to tell a powerful and well-written memoir.

With pen in hand, you'll mine your memories and begin to put them in a coherent order inside the pages of the workbook. Passages from memoirs and writing prompts will help you get your creative juices flowing.

Whether you want to publish your story or write it for yourself, this unique workbook will help you learn the most effective ways to convey your life experiences onto the page.

Inside, you'll learn these essential aspects to memoir writing:

• How to identify your unique story as well as the things that make your story universal
• The many ways memoir can be structured, with examples to help you decide how to lay out your story
• How to determine a beginning and an ending point
• Ways to bring your story to life with sensory detail
• What voice is and why it's important to write from the mature self
• How to craft distilled dialogue that is engaging and sounds natural
• How to protect yourself and others when you write your memoir
• What theme is and why you need one
• How to pick an appropriate title for your memoir

Writing a memoir is a journey of the heart. The Memoir Workbook is a light that guides you along the path, from start to finish.

C.S.Lakin is a author and copyeditor who lives with her husband, dog, and three cats in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Wolf of Tebron, The Map across Time, The Land of Darkness, and The Unraveling of Wentwater (July 2012), allegorical fairy tales based on traditional tales we all heard as children, are the first four books in her seven-book fantasy series, The Gates of Heaven. Someone to Blame, Lakin's relationship drama/mystery, won the 2009 Zondervan First Novel Award and was published in October 2010. She recently finished her eleventh novel, Meant for Harm, a modern-day retelling of the biblical account of Jacob, and her twelfth, The Crystal Scepter (book five in The Gates of Heaven series). Two mystery/psychological dramas, Innocent Little Crimes (top 100 in the 2009 Amazon Breakthrough Novel Contest) and Conundrum, are also available on Kindle. Time Sniffers is a thrilling young adult sci-fi romance that will entangle you in time, so don't miss it!