Writing Memoirs


Feature Writer: Dulcinea Norton-Smith
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Welcome to Writing Memoirs at Suite 101.

Whether interested in biographies, autobiographies or memoirs we will have an article to interest and engage you.

Read articles to inspire, organise and mentor any writer as they begin work on an autobiography, biography or memoir. Get practical advice on using copyrighted material.

Read the diverse opinions held on the new age of the memoir and contribute your own opinions in our discussions.

Discover new ways to research an autobiography or prepare to write a memoir. Try interesting tricks to write an entertaining biography or write the ending to a memoir.

Read reviews of memoirs by authors such as Stephen King and writing aids by authors such as Natalie Goldberg.

Most importantly read, get inspired to write and let us be your muse.

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Choose a Biography Subject

In: Writing Biography

When choosing a biography subject the choice should be made with a clear head. The writer should choose their subject as if choosing a soul mate to marry. more...

School Project: Autobiography

In: Writing Memoirs (general)

A guide for parents on how to help their child write an autobiography or do a family tree project for school. more...

Interview With John Ward

In: Newsmaker Interviews

Suite 101 talks to John Ward the creator of Familyware and asks him about his inspiration, his opinions on the art of memoir writing and his own memoir. more...

Further Interview with John Ward

In: Newsmaker Interviews

The creator of autobiography software Familyware talks to Suite 101 about his own memoir, his family, the future and the past. more...

Derivative Autobiographies

In: Writing Autobiography

Using someone else's autobiography or biography as a template can be a great source of inspiration and structure. more...

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May 9, 2008

Genetics and You

A thought about where we come from and what makes us who we are. Can we really inherit personality traits from our ancesters?


So everyone knows that your family can influence things such as whether you are susceptible to diabetes, a peanut allergy or asthma but do they influence other things too?

Whenever I start to think about writing my memoir I start to ponder on whether my son is left handed because my grandmother is or whether I like writing because my great uncle did. Even stranger - a couple of months after my mother gave birth to me she started to get a hair that grew from her chin. A few months after my baby was born so did I!

So why not take a leaf from my book and start to wonder. When you begin to write your autobiography or memoir look to the past and the future generations when writing about your own life. You never know what you will find out

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