27. How to Write a Book During the Pandemic

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If you’d told me I’d be writing a memoir during a global pandemic, I wouldn’t have believed you. But that’s what happened. I had big plans at the beginning of 2020, and then we all know what happened. Today we’re talking about The Season of Going Back in Time, which can take on different shapes depending on where you are in your writing life. Today we’re talking about how my original understanding of this season shifted during the pandemic, and how to thoughtfully approach memoir.

Highlights

• How the original purpose of this season shifted during the pandemic

• What my writing process has looked like recently

• 3 ways to thoughtfully approach a memoir project

• Making your own #NaNoWriMo rules

Links + Resources

• Eat This Poem: A Literary Feast of Recipes Inspired by Poetry

• Wild Words: Rituals, Routines, and Rhythms for Braving the Writer’s Path

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