Write Your Memoir

Allan G. Hunter is a professor of literature at Curry College, where he also teaches memoir writing for the Blue Hills Writing Institute. He is the author of Life Passages, The Six Archetypes of Love, and Stories We Need to Know. He lives in Watertown, Massachusetts.

Chapter One: What is soul-work and what does it look like? Why is it worth doing? Chapter Two: Listening to Your Life, Starting the Writing Chapter Three: Where Should I Start My Memoir? Chapter Four: Should I Work Alone or With Others? Chapter Five: Letting Your Story Tell You How It Needs To Be Told Chapter Six: Understanding the New Material, and What It Can Give You Chapter Seven: Now It's Time to Talk About Structure . . . Chapter Eight The Fall From Grace and the Fall Into Grace Chapter Nine: The Six Stages Each Memoir, and Each Memoir-Writer, Will Go Through Chapter Ten: Up Close and Personal-What's Your Relationship to Your Narrative? Chapter Eleven: Detail, Details, Details . . . Research and How to Use It Chapter Twelve: Overlooked and Hidden Memories. The Lies We Tell Ourselves Chapter Thirteen: How the Six Stages Are Mirrored in the Memoir You're Writing Chapter Fourteen: Memoir Writing as Liberation Chapter Fifteen Endings