Forget About The Title
Highlights from a memoir writing day retreat...
“To get the words onto the page, you seriously need to stop worrying about the title of your book” said our guest writer Clover Stroud. This was just one of the many liberating pieces of advice we would hear throughout the memoir writing day.
I’m still processing all the goodness that I experienced as host at last weekends ‘write a memoir with ease’ retreat. A suitably sized group of 13 guests arrived from all corners of the UK, promptly at 10am, keen to find their seat around the brightly displayed kitchen table. One lady had flown in from Dublin, after grabbing only one hours sleep, mostly due to the fact her 13 year old daughters birthday sleepover went on into the early hours of Saturday morning. Lots of caffeine was consumed.
The day retreat was facilitated and organised by little old me, with Clover at the helm, happy and energised to welcome all guests into her family home. As you can imagine, if you follow Clover over on Instagram, the house was awash with personality. Rai…