Blog Posts

What’s in Your Winter Bowl? A Memoir Prompt About Food That Warms the Soul

What’s in Your Winter Bowl? A Memoir Prompt About Food That Warms the Soul

When the temperature drops and the windows mist up, certain meals call to us like an old friend. For me, it is my mums homemade soup. She never followed a …

Preserve Your Defining Moments: Memoir Writing Made Simple

Preserve Your Defining Moments: Memoir Writing Made Simple

There is a saying that we are the sum of our experiences. It is poetic, profound, and, in my eyes, totally true. But what happens to those experiences when they …

The NHS: From Birth to A&E and Everything Between

The NHS: From Birth to A&E and Everything Between

the moments when midwives become temporary family members. Hospital corridors become memory lanes. Memory prompt: Think back to your birth experiences - either your own children or perhaps when you …

Queue Culture: A Memoir Prompt on Patience, Politeness, and Peculiar Britishness

Queue Culture: A Memoir Prompt on Patience, Politeness, and Peculiar Britishness

Todays memoir prompt invites you to step into something surprisingly revealing: the humble queue. On the surface, queuing seems simple. You wait your turn. You shuffle forward. You keep the peace. …

Your Story Matters: Journal Prompt for Memoir Writers

Your Story Matters: Journal Prompt for Memoir Writers

When attending my Memory to Memoir training courses, I commonly hear people say their story isn't interesting. They don't think it is worth writing and they are pretty sure no …

Turn One Memory into a Memoir: Free Download & Writing Prompt

Turn One Memory into a Memoir: Free Download & Writing Prompt

This training is going to help you take a memory and turn it into a story. We are focusing on writing a very short memoir story. It will be a …