05: You’re Not Too Young to Write a Memoir

I get spicy in today’s episode and go to bat for our young writers. We start off talking about Taylor Swift and go into the harm in gatekeeping memoir, rounding off with advice for the young memoirist. I’d love to know your take on young memoirists!

Show notes

"Should There Be a Minimum Age for Writing Memoir" by Leslie Jamison and Benjamin Moser, NYT

Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS (the memoir that was not by or about Taylor Swift)

Check out my $19 audio course A Story Worth Writing: Become the Writer You Want to Be to help you start thinking and acting like a writer.

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