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Denis Ledoux
YOU CAN LEARN TO WRITE FROM THE INSIDE OUTI believe in the power of telling our personal and family stories. These are our hero's journeys, and by telling them we honor ourselves and the people we ...view moreYOU CAN LEARN TO WRITE FROM THE INSIDE OUTI believe in the power of telling our personal and family stories. These are our hero's journeys, and by telling them we honor ourselves and the people we have come from. An important early task for the writer is go inside and find the story that is worth telling. The story is not about "nice" words; it is about honest words, visceral words.LIFESTORIES FEED USStories have always played an important role in my life. I grew up in a three-generation home with paternal grandparents who lived upstairs. I heard tales of my extended family and their history recounted by the family storyteller, my grandmother Ledoux. These stories were a food for my soul. I could not get enough of them, and her gift to me was that she was a voluble, entertaining storyteller.I began writing as a short-story writer, drawing on family characters, settings, and stories for my fiction. In 1989, I won the Maine Fiction Award for Mountain Dance & Other Stories. My other titles include What Became of Them and Other Stories from Franco-America (1988), and Lives in Translation: An Anthology of Contemporary Franco-American Writings (which I edited in 1990). In 1992, I published (and it is still in print) Turning Memories Into Memoirs / A Handbook for Writing Lifestories; in 1996, The Photo Scribe / How to Tell the Stories Behind Your Photos; in 2009, The Consumer's Guide to Ghostwriting, in 2013, a memoir—We Were Not Spoiled. E-publication includes the books listed here in Smashwords as well as others.MAKING THE LEAP TO BECOMING A MEMOIR PROFESSIONALIt was a natural leap from my own family stories to helping others to record their stories in well-written accounts that apply all the techniques of fiction writing to autobiography, family reminiscence, and scrapbooking.In 1996, I was honored as Lifewriting Professional of the Year by the Association of Personal Historians.THE MEMOIR NETWORKToday, I continue to work as a writer, educator, teacher, autobiography co-author, memoir-writing coach, editor and publisher. I direct The Memoir Network, an international group of lifestory writing teachers who use my method and materials to lead the popular Turning Memories® and Photo Scribe® workshops and programs.My Memoir Network offers Memoir Professional Packages for individuals wishing to do what we call memoir work in their communities. [http://thememoirnetwork.com/memoir-professional-packages/] Please inquire if you are interested in becoming a Memoir Professional.BUILD YOUR MEMOIR-WRITING LIBRARYYou will find a number of my memoir-writing e-books on Smashwords. Begin to purchase them now so as to develop your memoir-writing library. These are the best memoir-writing books available anywhere at any price.BEYOND THE BOOKSIf you need more than these great books, give me call at 207-353-5454 for a free consultation to determine whether coaching, editing, or ghostwriting is a good fit for you. When you're ready, we can also do book production for you.Keep writing and stay in the memoir conversation.view less
Books by Denis Ledoux
21 Must-Do Memoir-Writing Tasks Beyond Writing Prompts / A Better Way / Hundreds of Memory List Questions Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Craft a Memoir - 12 Basic Steps for the First-Time and (Perhaps) Only-Time Writer Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Turning Memories Into Memoirs Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStart Your Memoir Right: A Writing Launch Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Jumpstart Your Memoir Business Success Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Photo Scribe: How to Write the Stories Behind Your Photographs Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Don't Let Writer's Block Stop You / Push Beyond Stuck Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Nice-Nice Club Holds Its Last Meeting Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHow to Write to the End / Eight Strategies Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsA Sugary Frosting: A Memoir of a Girlhood Spent in a Parsonage Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5