{"id":38557,"date":"2025-08-04T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-04T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thewriteplacerighttime.com\/?p=38557"},"modified":"2025-03-10T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:50:05","slug":"what-you-really-need-to-write-your-memoir-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thewriteplacerighttime.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/04\/what-you-really-need-to-write-your-memoir-now\/","title":{"rendered":"What You Really Need To Write Your Memoir Now\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#027676\">a.k.a. How to live with no regrets<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/thewriteplacerighttime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/08-Ally-Berthiaume-\u00a9Elisabeth-Waller-Photography-_DSC8360-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38558\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thewriteplacerighttime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/08-Ally-Berthiaume-\u00a9Elisabeth-Waller-Photography-_DSC8360-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thewriteplacerighttime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/08-Ally-Berthiaume-\u00a9Elisabeth-Waller-Photography-_DSC8360-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thewriteplacerighttime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/08-Ally-Berthiaume-\u00a9Elisabeth-Waller-Photography-_DSC8360-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thewriteplacerighttime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/08-Ally-Berthiaume-\u00a9Elisabeth-Waller-Photography-_DSC8360-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/thewriteplacerighttime.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/08-Ally-Berthiaume-\u00a9Elisabeth-Waller-Photography-_DSC8360.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2><em>Permission\u2014that&#8217;s what you need. <\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>And a little bit a bravery. Here\u2019s something that helped me and I\u2019m gifting it to you\u2026<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>Dear Self,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I give you permission to explore your idea of writing a memoir\u2014<em>today<\/em>, not someday.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You only get to live once. So do the things that interest you and that make you feel alive. Do the things that will leave you saying at the end of your life, \u201cI have no regrets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Who cares what people say? Who cares what others think? We know that you\u2019ve got something to say and share. Something important.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"has-text-color\" style=\"color:#027676\">So the question isn\u2019t \u201cWho am I to\u2026\u201d but \u201cWhy not me?\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go for it. Learn more about what it means to be an author. Practice your writing. Investigate your memoir idea. There\u2019s nothing to lose, but a whole lot to gain. I believe in you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Love,&nbsp;<br>Me<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-dots\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2026Write this down, make it yours, and pin it to your desktop or mirror. 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