Memoir Writers Back to School Shopping List

Being a writer often comes hand in hand with being a school supply/office supply nerd. We love to see August roll around because it means those amazing walls of school supplies for the coming year--new pens, notepads, ink colors, and all that. These accessories can become distracting toys, but if you a setting yourself up to write your memoir, you do need a few of these things! For our fun video this week, we are discussing the things you really do need to have in order to set yourself up for a successful writing journey. (The list may be shorter than you think, and not all of them are things you can buy on a target endcap!)

Part of the process of becoming a writer is learning how to read like a writer--to see the bones of structure and past the words to what choices the author is making and why they are (or aren't) working in the interest of the story. That's why Page and Podium is excited to share our new Memoir Method Book Club, where each month we will be reading and examining a memoir with a writer's eye to learn more about what we can apply (or avoid) in our own work.

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Timestamps:

0:00- Back to school!

2:15-Buy a journal!

4:30- Why a journal is truly helpful, not just quaint

8:20- Notecards, either physical or digital

11:00- Scrivener writing program

12:14- Beware of procrastination with toys

13:34- Microsoft Word

15:30- Designated digital spaces

17:21- File naming conventions

20:10- Find your favorite source for information

21:15- Accountability

24:00- The Memoir Method

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