Two Plot Memoir Writer's Seminars

Memoir Plot Writing Set , based on a telesummit and teleseminar for Memoir Writers and presented by the NAMW, National Association of Memoir Writers

1) Plot for Memoir Writers

Martha Alderson invites all writers to experience the freedom of structure.

She employs two strategies to help writers develop plot. A memoir generally focuses on a specific time period to bring some sort of thematic significance to the writer’s life that might benefit others. Memoir writers struggle with what parts of their life to put into the memoir and what parts to leave out.

This 1-hour plot workshop explores techniques to turn your dreams of writing a compelling memoir into reality.

This is PART ONE of a 2-part plot set for memorists.

2) Injecting Emotion into a Memoir Plot

The topic of emotional development throughout a memoir is challenging to most memoir writers, especially because you need to weave your own emotions into the story and develop yourself as a character.

The reason most people enjoy memoirs is because reading about other people's lives arouses our emotions. Character development is the way that writers bring characters alive on the page, and at the core of the characters are their emotional lives. Creating emotional material is challenging to all writers, but especially to memoirists because they are so close to the story being told. If the “I” character does not deliver emotion properly, the memoir will appear abstract and analytical.

An international plot consultant for writers, Martha Alderson will show in three easy steps how to develop emotion as you write your memoir.

1. What is character emotional development and why is it important?

2. The three most powerful ways to create emotion in a memoir

3. The art of writing emotion in scene

This 1-hour plot workshop explores techniques to capture and convey emotion in your memoir.

This is the PART TWO of a 2-part plot set for memorists. COMING SOON


Martha Alderson takes readers and writers alike beyond the words and into the very heart of a story.

As the founder of Blockbuster Plots for Writers, she manages a popular blog: Plot Whisperer