I love this Aimee! My latest strategy is thinking of my memoir as a series, even if I never end up writing more than one. That helps me organize the stories and focus on one theme. If a particularly interesting character comes up but developing them isn’t essential to the story at hand, i put their story in “the parking lot” and promise I’ll give them more space later.
I love this Aimee! My latest strategy is thinking of my memoir as a series, even if I never end up writing more than one. That helps me organize the stories and focus on one theme. If a particularly interesting character comes up but developing them isn’t essential to the story at hand, i put their story in “the parking lot” and promise I’ll give them more space later.