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Honesty and ethics are essential elements in non-fiction writing and never more so than in the memoir, autobiography and biography genres.

Memoir writers often need to interview others as research for their writing. The quality of this research will be influenced by the writer's interviewing skills.

Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D., MFT, is the founder and president of the National Association of Memoir Writers and author of the award-winning book, Don't Call Me Mother.

Researching over the Internet can be very useful for the memoir writer. With access to a computer, you can quickly uncover information, clarify facts and meet people.

Most writers need to research, whether it's clarifying facts, gathering details or triggering memories. What ways can a memoir writer research?

Award winning novelist, Rayda Jacobs has made several critical mistakes in writing this memoir. Learn how not to make the same mistakes when writing your own.

For memoir writers, reading others' life stories is a great way to study the genre, and to get a sense of how different writers craft their memoirs.

The best gifts and the ones that stay in the receiver's memory are the thoughtful ones. So what presents would be perfect for writers?

"Ninety percent of the work of writing is internal, and only ten percent happens at the typewriter." Anonymous.

While your story may seem as vivid to you as if it occurred yesterday, it's something else again to capture that down on paper so that your readers share your experience.

Suite 101 had a chat with memoir publisher Kitty Axelson-Berry about who writes memoirs with Modern Memoirs Inc and why.

Suite 101 interviewed Kitty Axelson-Berry about her life before Modern Memoirs Inc and the memoirs which have inspired her.

Literally anyone can be a memoir writer. Once viewed upon as the domain of people in their twilight years, more and more people are writing their story.

For most biographers, autobiographers or memoir writers, the dream is to be published. The first step is to submit your work to a literary agent.

Every writer has a favourite place to write. For those lucky enough to have an entire room (or corner of a room), here is how to decorate for inspiration and productivity

Creative nonfiction is a form of non fiction writing based upon true events, but which places an emphasis on literary elements over the dry presentation of facts.

Celebrate with gospel, dance, poetry and more in Langston Hughes' traditional Christmas play and read about its 1960s controversy.

High-profile writers like Sarah Palin can discover that their vision of a book is not the same as that of the media. What can authors learn from "Going Rogue"?

Libraries provide a wealth of resources for the writer. If you're going to get the most out of your library research some preparation will help save time.

Research is a necessary part of writing, including memoirs. You might have most of your memoir in your head but you'll probably need to research for further details.

Despite being a personal account most memoirs designed for commercial publication will need some degree of research to be critically acclaimed or accepted.

Is characterisation important when the characters in memoirs are real people?

Memoirs can be chronological recollections or they can be more playful with their ordering. How you frame your writing can have an impact on how readable your story is.

The contents of a personal diary can provide a rich vein of stories for biographies and memoirs. The organised writer will find that results exceed expectations.

Writing a memoir can be a hard task, both as a writer and as a character in the memoir. However, keeping a few things in mind can make the writing more enjoyable.

There is more to great writing than having a great story to tell. The success of your memoir will depend greatly on your ability to write well.

Memoir publications and websites are a useful resource to the memoir writer. They provide both information and advice as well as a market to promote writers works.

Once the memoir or family history is finished, it's time to get it published. Print-on-demand self-publishing is an inviting option for writers.

Family history and ancestry are often popular topics for writing a biography. Sometimes it just takes an interesting story or photography that can lead to much more.

The setting is a powerful tool that a memoir author can use to enhance the quality of their writing.

When a marriage ends, Rita Golden Gelman rediscovers herself and the beautiful people in the world through her journeys and adventures as a female nomad.

Memoirs tell a true story, something that really happened; therefore surely it should go without saying that they are the truth?

It's not necessary to be an established author to start writing memoirs, but it's useful to know a few tricks of the trade to keep readers interested.

Linda Joy Myers, Ph.D., MFT, is the founder and president of the National Association of Memoir Writers and author of Becoming Whole: Writing Your Healing Story.

Ever wanted to write a memoir but didn't know where to start? Abigail Thomas, successful author of multiple best-selling memoirs explains how she gets from A to Z.