Is writing your memoir a passion?

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I’m willing to guess that 90% of people who think about writing a memoir will never do it.

Their reasons usually boil down to one or several of these 8:

1 — I really don’t have the time to write

2 — I don’t know how to write

3 — It’s all too painful to write about

4 — No one would be interested

5 — I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings

6 — I don’t want to be sued.

7 — I’m afraid of what my spouse/children/parents/co-workers/ex-boss/ex-spouse/ex-lover/sister/brother/cousin will think.

8 — I don’t know where to start

This guess of mine is based on years of working as a memoir author, a memoir workshop leader and success coach for aspiring memoir writers.

So many times I’ve heard these reasons repeated over and over.

Then there are those passionate few for whom sharing their story in writing of challenges overcome is “non-negotiable.” It’s a passion they are driven to follow.

If you’re willing to study whatever area of the memoir writing process that you find difficult —…