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Another sort of success for your memoir writing

Denis Ledoux — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 15:49:25 +0000

Your Attention Please Beginning next week, I will migrate my newsletter [The Lifewriter’ Digest] and these bi-monthly Memoir Network posts to the Substack platform. There are many reasons for doing so, one being the cost of a monthly MailChimp subscription and another being the time to produce posts or newsletters on two platforms. (You are […]

What is your definition of success?

Denis Ledoux — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:26:02 +0000

An unexpected definition of success as a writer. Too many writers either have unrealistic definitions of success as a writer or no definition at all. In this post, which will be one of many exploring success, I write about an unexpected definition of success as a writer—but a success nonetheless. A follow-through with a writing […]

Writing Your Memoir Regularly is Key to Success

Denis Ledoux — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:00:13 +0000

Success is built on daily writing habits. As has been bandied about and attributed to many different speakers and writers, it is said that “you go to the office every day for 20 years, and before you know it, you are an overnight success.” Well, we can apply that bit of humor as an insight […]

Authority/Author: words with the same roots

Denis Ledoux — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:30:49 +0000

Four Steps to Assuming Your Writing Authority To those who struggle with whether they should write or continue to write a memoir, let me be clear: no one can give you the writing authority to record your story, to tell the truth about your life. You are the only person who can do that (Of […]

The Work of Writing a Memoir Can Be Hard, But You Can Succeed!

Denis Ledoux — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 15:10:14 +0000

No one said it would be easy to show up and do the work of writing a book! “This is hard,” you think as you look at your production. “perhaps I’m not cut out for this.” (more…)

A Firm Writing Resolution: You Will Not Regret Formulating One for 2026

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 18:10:43 +0000

Resolutions can be tricky—just an exercise in fooling yourself! But they can also be a dynamic trigger. In this post, I will share a writing resolution that paid off big for me. If you have not decided on New Year’s resolutions for your writing, it is a good time to choose priorities for the […]

Our Christmas Réveillon—A Franco Custom

Denis Ledoux — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 20:31:13 +0000

At Christmas, it was a Franco custom to have an all-night party—a réveillon—after the midnight mass. The following excerpt is from my French Boy / A 1950s Franco-American Childhood. ___ For our first Christmas in our new home, my parents hosted a Christmas réveillon for both sides of the family. We children grew excited witnessing […]

16 Memoir-Writing Resources You Can Use Today

Denis Ledoux — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 16:15:00 +0000

Having the right resources available when we need them can transform any task from a problem to an enticing challenge. I don’t know about you, but when I am trying something new—let’s say propagating a plant—that I’m not knowledgeable about, I head for either the internet or my bookshelves. The internet provides quick information and […]

You don’t have to remember your lifestory alone.

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:45:00 +0000

Since our lives are usually lived in community and our lifestories have evolved with other people in tow, take advantage of this symbiosis to write the best memoir you are capable of by accessing a collective memory of your life’s events. Today, you will organize a lifestory party. (more…)

You Can “Package” Your Books into Bundles.

Denis Ledoux — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 15:21:58 +0000

It’s fair to assume that most and perhaps all the readers of this blog post are writers. We may not like marketing but we recognize its importance. In this post, I want to write to you about the importance of bundling in your marketing efforts. You—and I—ought to be always asking ourselves about how to […]