@@pubgiant24 I am delighted to report the full course is now available FREE right her on UA-cam: ua-cam.com/play/PL_jFsPOAxu1R-q-zKOTx3cL43NQlDV02u.html
I'm starting my visual memoir about my journey out of mental illness. I sat down to write today and was filled with fear. This content is so helpful! I needed this right now. Thanks so much for your work. xo from Tampa
Good information and much appreciated. Thank you. Unfortunately, I found it really quite distracting that there was so much constant background noise and music. It wasn't until near the end (when waiters were bringing in plates of food) that I realized the music and noise were coming from the restaurant venue where the talk was being recorded. Perhaps a different venue, for recording purposes, in the future would be more desirable...? Just a suggestion. :) Thank you so much for all you shared. Good info!
this was massively helpful.... thank you for your time and energy.... after a ten year odyssey around the world I have come home to write about the experience.... but it is proving to be an overwhelming amount of experiences and therefor very slow progress in writing... mainly because I just don't know where to start.... this video helps a lot so thank you again..
Very compelling and valuable video! (and I just purchased a new copy of "Sunder of Time" because of it)....too bad about the "Evil Camera" ending, but it did not take anything away from the video.
I met Frank McCourt when I was working and a student at Columbia. I was told by a friend in the president’s office that I should invite Frank McCourt to be a speaker and honoree at my masters degree ceremony. So I did and he was there
There are exceptions 😁 I once helped a 19 yo with his memoir, but it was largely designed to get leads for his business. Kind of a self-help/ memoir combo
What happens when the person i want to write about is my late brother and what i want to say affects his children? I think i need to clarify what i am talking about for you to understand the brevity of the consequences of my choices. I grew up in a family where my siblings and I were sexually abused. I waited until all my siblings died tbefore i made my life public because i didn't want them to revisit a period in their life that they were not willing to face. I later learned my brother had become an abuser. I learned this when i revealed my truth pubicly and one of his children opened up to me. I am writing this memoir with good intentions but i am afraid that i will harm those who were closest to him. At the same time i feel the need to explore how blurred those lines are between good and evil and how easily we as a people judge , condemn and punish. The reason i waited this long to write is now the very same reason i find myself in a quandry. Yet it is a story i feel compelled to write . I don't kow how to prevent the fallout that is bound to happen should this work get published. I think what i need is an editor who can help me traverse this shaky ground. I don't want to write a memoir about sexual abuse and leave readers hanging because i was too scared of facing my whole truth.
I also made a video on how not to get sued for your memoir, which I recommend. But basically you're on safe ground if what you say is true and it happened to you firsthand. It gets shaky if you're repeating a story someone else told you that you didn't observe.
@@nonsensefreeeditor thank you. I will look up how not to get sued . I think what i am worrying about is the ethics of hurting others because i feel the need to open the wound. Although i might not have witnessed an event, i believe it because his growing anger translated into his daily life. As hard a pill as it is swallow i can in hindsight see the trajectory. I also don't want to be in a situation where i don't believe sombody who opens up to being abused.
Hi Abby. I was wrapping up at the time but unfortunately I don’t have footage of the Q&A that followed. I do have some other memoir-focused videos on my channel plus I’m working on a course right now. So I definitely recommend checking out that other material.
What if thw people wo urticaria us are family members? How can we turn them into a friend? I think I would then have to make things up about this fictional person.
Do it! If you have a story, you're have the right to write. Some people don't live very long lives. Does that mean those people should appear and disappear from the planet without telling their story? Think about how many people in history who barely even lived past their 20's!
What if you make a series of novellas each about different themes and showing different scenes from your life? Would that be a way to share more if you had multiple themes?
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I will definitely purchase! Thank you for your help! 🙏🏾
@@missymist560 I'm so glad! Let me know if you like it
it says page not found?
I just found you, love what you have to say! And...... your course is no longer available?
@@pubgiant24 I am delighted to report the full course is now available FREE right her on UA-cam: ua-cam.com/play/PL_jFsPOAxu1R-q-zKOTx3cL43NQlDV02u.html
I'm starting my visual memoir about my journey out of mental illness. I sat down to write today and was filled with fear. This content is so helpful! I needed this right now. Thanks so much for your work. xo from Tampa
I’m so glad you found this video! Your memoir can be such a light for others. I’m so glad you are writing your story
This information is literally EXACTLY what I needed!!!!! I am writing my memoir & this info is gold!!
Did you finish your memoir yet hun?
I have been struggling with writing my own memoir, this was all very usefu;! Thank you!!
I’ve spent my whole life learning to love myself. So I guess I found it easy to write my deepest experience down.
This was really helpful, thank you,
This is the most sensible Memoir Writing advice I've ever heard!💯 Well done, and thanks for the video!♥
my thoughts exactly!
You’re a great speaker. Thank you for creating a helpful video. My memoir is coming out this year.
Yes, and MEMIORS!!!
Good information and much appreciated. Thank you. Unfortunately, I found it really quite distracting that there was so much constant background noise and music. It wasn't until near the end (when waiters were bringing in plates of food) that I realized the music and noise were coming from the restaurant venue where the talk was being recorded. Perhaps a different venue, for recording purposes, in the future would be more desirable...? Just a suggestion. :) Thank you so much for all you shared. Good info!
Superb advice....I’m doing it damn it!!!
Yea, take the plunge!
This information is timeless
I need to attend a class like this.
This was really helpful, thank you!
Great video. Big help, Thank you
Great stuff! Thank you so much for sharing.
love your videos.very helpful.like the blonds and the brunettes but the red heads are special as well
Enjoyed listening in 🙏❤️
Romance Novals. And NDA books now!!
I know that I have to create aliases for the people that I put into my work. Should I do the same for place names?
this was massively helpful.... thank you for your time and energy.... after a ten year odyssey around the world I have come home to write about the experience.... but it is proving to be an overwhelming amount of experiences and therefor very slow progress in writing... mainly because I just don't know where to start.... this video helps a lot so thank you again..
Very compelling and valuable video! (and I just purchased a new copy of "Sunder of Time" because of it)....too bad about the "Evil Camera" ending, but it did not take anything away from the video.
Inspirational content!
I met Frank McCourt when I was working and a student at Columbia. I was told by a friend in the president’s office that I should invite Frank McCourt to be a speaker and honoree at my masters degree ceremony. So I did and he was there
I will write it well. I will write it true.
Can we write a memoir of a person who is very well known to us?
Yes indeed! It's called a portrait memoir and they're quite common. Most often they're written about a parent but anyone close to you will do
Im 20 this year 😅am I too young for memoir writing ?
There are exceptions 😁 I once helped a 19 yo with his memoir, but it was largely designed to get leads for his business. Kind of a self-help/ memoir combo
I don't understand how you can obscure key relationships such as a husband and parents.
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What happens when the person i want to write about is my late brother and what i want to say affects his children? I think i need to clarify what i am talking about for you to understand the brevity of the consequences of my choices. I grew up in a family where my siblings and I were sexually abused. I waited until all my siblings died tbefore i made my life public because i didn't want them to revisit a period in their life that they were not willing to face. I later learned my brother had become an abuser. I learned this when i revealed my truth pubicly and one of his children opened up to me. I am writing this memoir with good intentions but i am afraid that i will harm those who were closest to him. At the same time i feel the need to explore how blurred those lines are between good and evil and how easily we as a people judge , condemn and punish. The reason i waited this long to write is now the very same reason i find myself in a quandry. Yet it is a story i feel compelled to write . I don't kow how to prevent the fallout that is bound to happen should this work get published. I think what i need is an editor who can help me traverse this shaky ground. I don't want to write a memoir about sexual abuse and leave readers hanging because i was too scared of facing my whole truth.
I also made a video on how not to get sued for your memoir, which I recommend. But basically you're on safe ground if what you say is true and it happened to you firsthand. It gets shaky if you're repeating a story someone else told you that you didn't observe.
@@nonsensefreeeditor thank you. I will look up how not to get sued . I think what i am worrying about is the ethics of hurting others because i feel the need to open the wound. Although i might not have witnessed an event, i believe it because his growing anger translated into his daily life. As hard a pill as it is swallow i can in hindsight see the trajectory. I also don't want to be in a situation where i don't believe sombody who opens up to being abused.
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Uhhhh, sorry, but why post if it’s incomplete?? Do you have the remaining content somewhere??
Hi Abby. I was wrapping up at the time but unfortunately I don’t have footage of the Q&A that followed. I do have some other memoir-focused videos on my channel plus I’m working on a course right now. So I definitely recommend checking out that other material.
Videos like these, 20 minutes is long enough. We are looking for bullet points that resonate, not course lectures.
What if thw people wo urticaria us are family members? How can we turn them into a friend? I think I would then have to make things up about this fictional person.
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Lol I’m definitely going to start my memoir next month as a 21 year old 💀
This was super helpful to me! I don’t want to be coddled in writing and I definitely see this as a challenge worth pursuing.
literally sameeee but THIS MONTH
Do it! If you have a story, you're have the right to write. Some people don't live very long lives. Does that mean those people should appear and disappear from the planet without telling their story? Think about how many people in history who barely even lived past their 20's!
What if you make a series of novellas each about different themes and showing different scenes from your life? Would that be a way to share more if you had multiple themes?
Boo hoo. No CC. I like to watch these videos when everyone is sleeping. It is difficult too do this with ear buds as I am heard of hearing.
The audience consists of 600 page social tragedy writers. No one smiled at the erotica followed by christian joke.