A Madison Magazine Reader’s Memories Become a Published Memoir
From Memory to Memoir |
04/15/13Should You Include the “Dark Stuff” in Your Memoir?Be honest and complete |
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03/22/13My Belated GraduationFamily support and personal perseverance help a woman earn her degree |
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03/12/13Finding Your VoiceYour natural writing style should echo the speech you heard growing up |
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02/25/13The Day I Became InvisibleA lesson in deviant behavior |
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01/29/13Fact + Memory + Meaning = Your MemoirGet started writing your memoir with this simple formula |
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01/22/13Forward to MadisonA memoir excerpt about having the courage to start something new |
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01/14/13Systemize Your StuffYou write, you research—where does it all go? |
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12/19/12A Memoir ExcerptThe story of a city girl moving to the Wisconsin countryside |
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12/11/12Mine For MemoriesResearch your memoir before you start writing |
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12/04/12Find Your 'Flow'To write a memoir, just open a vein |
Sarah White, author and personal historian, has written for a variety of markets ranging from business “how-to” books to consumer advice for teens. She applies her professional writing experience to help individuals preserve their life stories through workshops, community projects and one-to-one coaching. Born into a writing family, White graduated from Indiana University in 1980 with a Journalism degree. She has been a professional freelance writer since 1998. Her memoir essays have been published online and in print. She has taught memoir writing locally since 2004, helping dozens of individuals to complete and publish their life stories. She is active in the Association of Personal Historians (www.personalhistorians.org), currently serving as the organization's president. 
