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The Memoir Method Podcast

Charlotte Wilson

Welcome to The Memoir Method Podcast, hosted by Charlotte Wilson, reader, writer, and memoir editor. Join Charlotte she dives into the captivating world of memoir, guiding both writers and avid readers on an enlightening and motivating journey. This podcast is for the writer who wants to write her memoir smarter, not harder. She wants to not only learn writing techniques but also mindsets and perspectives that will make her writing time more focused and effective. She"s here because she knows that

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82: Break the Rewrite Loop and Manifest Your Memoir

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/08/15

This episode is for the writer who can’t even imagine what publication will look like for them. You are so stuck in the weeds of writing and editing that even thinking about what happens after you finish your draft overwhelms you. I want this episode to be a gentle invitation for you to rethink how you feel about the publication process. Perhaps it’s not the work of writing and publishing that is overwhelming but the way you think about it. Let’s have this conversation, and see what comes up.Sign up

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00:23:21

81: Your Publishing Industry Crash Course

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/08/08

This episode is for the writer who wants to better understand the publishing industry.Pop culture has sold us a very shiny, very curated picture of the publishing industry—New York skyscrapers, champagne book launches, and the lucky author who got picked from the slush pile. But here’s the truth: publishing is an industry, and when you understand it for what it really is, you get to take back control over your own career as a memoir author. Today, I want to give you a crash course in how the

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00:18:17

80: 4 Things I Had Wrong about Memoir

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/08/01

This episode is for the writer who has had to refine what they think memoir is. We’ve been sold a specific concept of memoir through publishing, and you’ve likely gone into the process with certain beliefs and ideas about the genre and the writing process. And then, to no one’s surprise, the experience of writing is so much different from what you had thought it would be. In today’s episode I’m going into four things that I had wrong about memoir and how reframing my beliefs about writing and the

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00:16:31

79: Why You Don't Have to Be Skeptical about...

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/07/25

This episode is for the writer who thinks (or used to think) that self-publishing is, for whatever reason, less than traditional publishing. When you think of self-published books you think of Comic Sans, cheesy covers, and awkward marketing. You’ve been taught to consider self-published as lower quality, that traditional publishing equates to “good writing.” In this episode I want to debunk the skepticism around self-publishing and invite you into a new way of seeing your memoir within the

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00:15:53

78: The Published Memoir—Careless People, Part 2

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/07/22

This is a series where I take published memoir that you can find at any bookstore and run it through the perspectives and lenses and frameworks that I use with my writers to help you figure out what works in memoir and why it works or what doesn't work in memoir and why that might not work. Our first book, I'll be spending a couple episodes on this with you, is Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams. This is part 2.Learn how to use the narrative techniques I talk about in this episode inside of The

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00:17:31

77: The Last Thing You Want to Hear as a Memoir Writer

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/07/18

This episode is for the writer who keeps saying, I just need more time, or maybe I'm just not ready yet, or need to have one more round of edits. I'm going to say the thing that no one else is saying. I'm going to talk about what's really holding you back. Because your publishing fate is not with an agent. It's not with an editor. What happens to you as an author in the publishing industry is 100 percent in your control. Let's get into it.Sign up for my free, private podcast series, Published.Enroll

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00:15:54

76: The Published Memoir — Careless People, part 1

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/07/01

This episode is the kickoff for a new series on The Memoir Method podcast where I examine already published memoir with an editorial eye: what works, what doesn't, and why. Our first memoir on the examination docket is Careless People by Sarah Wynn Williams, a behind-the-scenes, tell-all memoir about working for Facebook and Meta. This is part 1 of 2.Buy your copy of Careless People here.If you want to refine your own editorial eye and apply these principles to your memoir manuscript, check out my

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00:16:08

75: Memoir in a World with War Headlines

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/06/27

This episode is for the writer who looks at the headlines and freezes. The world is overwhelming and scary and uncertain. It can be hard to know what your role is, because there seems to be so much that we could do but sometimes we wonder if any of it actually makes a difference. This episode is your reminder that what you bring to the table matters, especially with your writing. Let’s get into it.Listen to my free, private podcast series, Published.Enroll in The Memoir Method program, the complete

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00:13:46

74: What Really Happens with The Memoir Method

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/06/20

This episode is for the writer who is ready to be an author. The writers who find themselves in my world do not just want to write a book, they want to be a published author. I’m here to show you that what happens with writers in my spaces goes beyond the manuscript and invites them into a whole new identity as an author. The work of The Memoir Method is transformational in every way, and I’m excited to invite you into the process.Jump into The Memoir Method here.Listen to my free, private podcast

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00:15:58

73: How to Play Publishing Different

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/06/13

This episode is for the writer who dreads the querying process. You know how things are supposed to go when it comes to traditional publishing, and you believe that traditional publishing is the only legitimate way to get your work out there. But secretly, you hate the hoops you have to jump through with traditional publishing. You hate the rejection and feel that there has to be a better way. The good news? There is. In today’s episode I’m taking you through Andrea’s story and how her work with The

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00:29:07

72: Memoir Self-Sabotage (and How to Break Through It)

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/05/30

This episode is for the writer who is afraid to call herself a writer. If I had a magic wand, she'd want me to use it to make her feel like who she wants to be. She's looking outward to find that validation as an author that she deeply desires, but the secret that we're going into today is that no one can give you that identity except yourself. We're going deep today, friend. Let's go.Instantly access my free, private podcast series, Published.Ready to make the real shift from frustrated writer to

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00:21:04

71: What I Unlearned about Memoir Publishing

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/05/23

This episode is for the writer who is ready to reimagine memoir. There's a lot about the publishing industry, about memoir, about storytelling, about creative nonfiction that doesn't necessarily serve us. And there are a lot of rules that we feel are a part of the publishing industry, and you're not wrong. And so this episode is for the writer who is ready to challenge those rules, who's ready to challenge how the industry works, who is ready to play the game of publishing instead of having the game

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00:08:57

70: How to Use Your Time as a Memoir Writer

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/03/28

This is an episode for the writer who thinks they just need more time to figure out their book. I get it, you’re a perfectionist. You’re waiting for everything to be just right. Just one more beta reader, one more editing pass, one more read-through—and wait! You can change that and rework that and move those scenes around. Your writing time is beginning to feel more like a groundhogs day (and when you’re honest with yourself, you’re kind of sick of it). What you need isn’t more time, it’s more

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00:09:42

69: For the Memoirist in an Identity Crisis

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/03/25

This is an episode for the writer who wonders if their story is even worth telling. We’ve been talking a lot over the past few episodes about clarity and purpose in your memoir, but what happens when that imposter syndrome creeps in. While I like to keep Tuesday episodes specifically about writers that I work with, today I want that writer to be YOU. I speaking directly to and about you today, and I’m looking forward to the breakthroughs that you’re going to be having.Hop on my email list to be the

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68: Snapping out of the Memoir Rewrite Cycle

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/03/21

This is an episode for the writer who keeps rewriting the same chapters—without getting anywhere. I’ve talked a little bit about the memoir rewrite cycle, where you slip into overwriting and overediting, because you think that one more pass will magically make things click. Today I want to go deeper into this concept and talk about how to use your clarity to support your manuscript. Let’s spend some time exploring what it actually looks like to have clarity in your memoir manuscript.Sign up for my

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00:10:53

67: How I Wrote 30K Words in 20-Minute Windows

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/03/18

This episode is for the writer who is over-complicating the process. I'm going to share a bit about my own writing process and projects and show you how what I teach actually works and how I apply it to my own work. Publishing is a weird industry with a lot of smoke and mirrors to it, and I want to help you see the craft of writing differently so that you can interact with your writing in a refreshed, empowered way.Check out my free memoir clarity quiz here.You can find me on Instagram

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66: Memoir Structure Isn't Your Problem

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/03/14

This is an episode for the writer who keeps searching for the perfect structure. You have rewritten the same sections over and over. You've worked on flow. You've adjusted pacing. You've been rewriting and rewriting and rewriting, but you still don't feel finished. You still don't feel like you're ready to move on to the next stage. So this episode is for you, my friend. Let's get into it.Take my memoir clarity assessment here.And don't forget to hop on my email list to be the first to know about my

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65: You're Not a Bad Writer

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/03/11

This episode is about a writer who was worried about the wrong things when it came to her memoir. She thought that her writing was the problem, when really the vision behind her manuscript was foggy. I want to take you behind the scenes of my high-level editing work and show you how to figure out what your actual problem is (because it’s not that you’re a bad writer).Take my free memoir quiz here!You can find me on Instagram @charlottejanewrites, Facebook, and YouTube.Join my email list to stay up

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64: Why Your Memoir Feels Messy (and What to Do about...

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/03/07

This episode is for the writer who stares at their computer screen wondering what to do next. You scroll through your manuscript document and feel at a loss for how you actually need to be spending your time. You’re at the stage where everything about your manuscript feels messy—and it is. Today we’re going to decode that for you and give you your next right step when it comes to your writing and editing. Let’s get started.Take my memoir quiz here.You can find me on Instagram @charlottejanewrites,

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00:13:43

63: How I Halved a 150K-Word Manuscript

The Memoir Method Podcast ·

2025/03/04

This episode highlights a writer’s experience applying the principles I teach and implement with my writers. It is for the writer who has written a LOT. Like, thousands and thousands and thousands of words. Writing that much material can eventually feel crippling, and then you’re sitting there, staring at your computer with no idea what to actually do with it. Today I’m sharing a story of a writer I worked with, and we took her 150K-word manuscript and halved it.You can find me on Instagram

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