It’s time to take your memoir seriously, and when you’re honest with yourself, what you’ve been trying hasn’t been working.
I’m here to change that.
When you first had the idea to write a memoir, your whole mind lit up. (And if you’ve ever wanted to write a memoir, then trust me, you’re meant to write a memoir.)
You not only want to write and finish your memoir, you want to publish it. You want to hold that printed and bound book in your hands and sign copies at your local bookstore. You want to look your readers in the eye and know that your story impacted them.
But you can’t think that far ahead yet, because you haven’t even finished your draft.
If you have so. many. words. in your draft and no idea what to do with them now, if your draft feels a jumbled mess that you’d rather ignore than figure out, I made The Memoir Method for you.
My writers come to me running through the same loops:
Why can’t I just figure out what to cut and what to keep?
Why does my story feel so scattered, even though I’ve worked so hard?
Why does editing feel like I’m undoing everything instead of making progress?
The Memoir Method is here to help you flip the script.
What writers say before they join The Memoir Method
“It was like a murder board without the connecting dots.” (This one made me LOL because I know exactly what this feels like!)
“I had a lot of words and felt stuck about what to do with them next.”
“I was stuck in a loop of confusion and lack of focus that exhausted me, and I put my writing away for months at a time.”
And how The Memoir Method changed their writing strategy
“I’ve finally locked in my focus. This clarity has allowed me to confidently decide what to cut and what to keep.”
“I feel like I have defined the key threads of my memoir and the central story.”
“I have more of a sense of pacing and the threads tying the pieces together.”
The truth behind your unfinished memoir:
You think you should be better at this than you are. You’ve worked so hard on your memoir draft, so why haven’t you finished? Why isn’t your writing better by now?
Would you believe me if I said that you actually don’t need more time to write? You just don’t have the creative clarity yet to know how to use it.
You can spend literal years working on how your sentences flow, but it will never feel right because you’re muddy on what those sentences actually need to say.
Once your memoir has a solid throughline—the message that ties every scene together to create exactly what your reader is hungry for—editing will feel light, creative, and fun (just like it’s supposed to).
One writer told me that the thing that changed everything for him was learning to “stand each chapter up against my thesis,” so that he could either strengthen his chapters to fit the thread or confidently let it go. This is the reframe that makes revision stop feeling endless.
When you step into my space, I’ll help you know what to cut, what to keep, and how to shape your story so that your reader will keep turning pages.
You’re more than ready to write your last draft.
For eight weeks I walk with you inside of The Memoir Method, so that you’re no longer spinning in thoughts of What do I do now? I will personally check your progress at every step so that you stop hurtling a hundred miles an hour in the wrong direction. You won’t be guessing your way through revision anymore. Your personalized weekly Google Doc feedback breaks a massive process into manageable chunks, so that you always know what to do next.
This isn’t the course you buy, go all-in for a week, and then abandon in your browser bookmarks. This experience blends curriculum with coaching with editing in a way the publishing industry hasn’t seen before.
We'll untangle your messy draft and articulate exactly what you want to say. We’ll use the same narrative reframes and specific storytelling tools that I teach my private clients to transform that jumble of scenes and backstory into an easy-to-read memoir that your reader will stay up late to finish and recommend to their book club.
Finally, all of that work will culminate in my eyes on your writing, so that you know exactly how to integrate these tools into your memoir manuscript.
Writers who come out of The Memoir Method not only have a refined and customized writing process to get them to the publication finish line, but they embody a new level of confidence and creativity as an author.
This is the work I’m most passionate about, and I've got you every step of the way.
You’ll walk away from The Memoir Method with
A clear focused, memoir manuscript
Every chapter will connect. Every story will tie directly to your message. Every page will finally make sense. You’ll know what to cut and what to keep.
You’ll ditch the fragmented memories and string them together in a way that makes you want to keep reading your own stuff.
Your long-awaited “That’s it!” moment
The throughline of your story will click into place, and you’ll know exactly what to do next: no more spinning or second-guessing. Your focus will finally lock in for you.
A creative rhythm that feels good again
You’ll actually want to write! For the first time in a long time, you’ll look forward to opening your document instead of dread it. The weekly workshops will help you maintain momentum and get you out of your own way.
Actionable editorial feedback
What you’re really wanting is to know how your writing holds up to these tools, and we wrap up these eight weeks with two rounds of edits on your problem spots.
A complete level-up in your writing skill and confidence as an author
You will be shocked at how the quality of your writing improves when you know where to focus your time, energy, and creativity! This skill level-up translates directly to your confidence as a memoir author.
The Memoir Method is for you if
Your draft feels like a scrambled mess that you can’t for the life of you pull together.
You’ve worked with editors or taken courses before, but still don’t feel like anyone is actually understanding what you’re trying to say.
You’re tired of rewriting without knowing whether you’re making things better or worse.
You secretly wonder if your story even makes sense anymore (and that thought is both maddening and discouraging).
You want an editor who’s a creative partner, not just a red-pen critic.
You’re craving clarity, not just about your writing, but about what your story is actually doing for your reader.
You don’t need someone to “fix” your writing.
You need someone who can help you identify your blindspots, name what’s working, what’s not, and how to use your story to amplify your message.
That’s what we’ll do together.
TL;DR—If you’ve been working on your memoir for months (or years) and you’re tired of feeling like you’re circling the same material, you’re in the right place.
How The Memoir Method works
The Memoir Method is an eight-week hybrid of coaching, editing, and creative community designed to help you move from messy draft to a manuscript that finally makes sense.
What you’ll find inside:
Lifetime access to my signature Memoir Method curriculum (because this is a repeatable process that can apply with any future writing projects you have up your sleeve)
Weekly workshops and coaching where you can bring your questions and receive coaching in real time
Private feedback with my eyes and expertise directly on your work (this is homework you’ll actually be excited to do!)
A private Slack community to connect with the creative and supportive cohort of other memoir writers, because there’s nothing quite like being in the creative trenches with fellow authors
The Memoir Method breakdown
Phase 1: We’ll spend our first two weeks dialing in your focus, your reader, and your memoir’s thesis. You think you’ve done this work before? Not like this you haven’t. This is where your creative fog will start to lift.
Phase 2: Weeks three through six are all about your storytelling. This is where we dive into structure (what I know you’re all wondering about!) and find your magnetic voice as a memoir author. You’ll dial in your unique voice, knowing that your story will land.
Phase 3: Our final weeks are all about implementing what you’ve learned into your manuscript and planning out your revisions and publication timelines. Here you’ll know exactly what comes next for, whether that’s hiring an editor, querying, or taking your first steps toward self-publishing.
What other writers have said about The Memoir Method
As a writing coach and editor for the past fifteen years, I have witnessed writers on the brink of giving up find the structure they needed to finally finish and publish. That’s what birthed The Memoir Method.
You have poured too much time, effort, and energy into your memoir to abandon it. Your story deserves to be finished and published, and The Memoir Method is your blueprint to making it finally happen.