Aloha,
“Don’t include unnecessary details. While autobiographies are often written as chronological accounts of a person’s life, a memoir only includes events relating to the key theme of the book. This helps keep the story on track and prevents the reader from being bored or overwhelmed by too much information.”

If you’ve been in my classes or have been a writing client, you have heard this a million times. Remember the theme of your book at all times. Unless the person reading your memoir knows you, the theme is why your writer has chosen to read your book. Take them on too many side trips and you’ll lose them.

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