Memoir Novel
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Memoir Novel
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The craft of writing a memoir and a novel is more alike than different. To my mind, the only real difference is that with memoir, the plot which is the author’s life story, is completely known. In fact, the author knows much more than can ever be reasonably included in the memoir. Memoir is slice of life, a story of part of your life or a story from your life. The scope of memoir will vary depending on the subject matter, but more often than not, aspiring memoirists come to the page with too much story that needs to be pared down. One way to do that is to get clear about your themes.
Memoir is autobiographical writing, but not all autobiographical writing follows the criteria for memoir. Memoirs are structured differently from formal autobiographies which tend to encompass the writer's entire life span, focusing on the development of his/her personality.
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