Writing guides

Write the book only you can write

Honest guides on memoirs, life stories and getting the words onto the page — no formulas, no fluff.

8 October 20268 min read

How to write a memoir: the honest guide to telling your life story

A practical guide to writing a memoir: where to start, how to structure it without flattening your voice, and how to actually finish the book you've been carrying for years.

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8 October 20267 min read

How to write a book about your life (without hiring a ghostwriter)

You don't need a £30,000 ghostwriter to write your book. Here's how to turn your experience into a manuscript yourself — and where tools help and where they betray you.

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8 October 20265 min read

What is a memoir? (And how it differs from an autobiography)

Memoir, autobiography, or something in between? The differences that matter, and how to choose the right shape for the book you want to write.

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