Digital Workbook: Write and Self-Publish Your Memoir: Create a Plan That Works for You

Write and Self-Publish Your Memoir: Create a Plan the Works for You is a workbook that will help you develop a roadmap to achieve your publishing dreams. This 55-page workbook provides not only information about writing and self-publishing but also space to distill, brainstorm, and plan your memoir.

This workbook contains the following sections:

• Distill: Why Do You Want to Write and Self-Publish a Memoir?
  • Think about your favorite memoirs, your motivations for writing a memoir, and your tentative self-publishing dreams.
• Brainstorm: How Will You Shape Your Memoir?
  • Map out what your memoir will contain and in what order you might present essential moments or themes.
• Learn: What Are the Steps to Writing and Self-Publishing Your Memoir?
  • Read about the three steps of the writing and self-publishing process and what professionals you might need to hire.
• Prepare: What Do You Need to Write Your Memoir?
  • Assess your skills, consider your calendar, and decide what resources you might need during the writing and self-publishing process.
• Launch: Summarize Your Writing and Publishing Plan and Get Going
  • Synthesize all of your ideas into a one-page plan to reference along your writing and self-publishing journey.

The workbook also contains four helpful appendixes:

• Memoirs and Life Stories That May Inspire You
• Writing and Publishing Resources
• A Chapter Outline Template
• A Publishing Calendar

Use this workbook as the first phase in your memoir-writing process. It will inform you of the many steps ahead and help you create a plan that will save you time, money, and potential exasperation.

BONUS: Download editable files for brainstorming as part of your digital purchase.

For Publishing Professionals

This workbook book is a great companion if you are a book coach and want materials to guide a client through writing and self-publishing their memoir. Please purchase a copy of the workbook for your reference and request that your client purchase their own individual copy as well.

About the Author

Natalie L. Silver wrote this workbook after working with authors for twenty years. This workbook is meant to help individuals and even their book coaches discern the best plan for achieving the dream of self-publishing a memoir.