Terrible publishing advice for memoir writers.
This week, I’m offering the 5 worst pieces of advice a memoir writer can follow if they want to land a publishing deal. #1. Think of your memoir as a project that will occupy you for the next year. Wrong! You need to be so passionate about your memoir that you will spend the next decade thinking about it, writing about it, and talking about it. #2. Write your memoir for yourself, no one else. Nuh-uh. Unless your memoir appeals to an audience beyond your close friends and fami