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Penguin Random House author Wendy Dale spent 15 years analyzing more than 1000 memoir texts to discover the principles all memoirs have in common. She is the author of the Memoir Engineering System: Make Your First Draft Your Final Draft.

For a free seven-part class on how to structure your memoir from the ground up, go to www.geniusmemoirwriting.com/free-class.html

To purchase Wendy's book: www.amazon.com/dp/B0DPLHHZB1/




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