Blueprint for a Memoir

<p><strong>Top book coach Jennie Nash teaches you how to think about memoir in a whole new way.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>"The surest thing a writer has, in a genre that's never that sure, is Jennie's hard won, no-stone-left-unturned Blueprint system. It's immensely helpful and constructive." -<strong>Monica Holloway</strong>, author of the memoirs <em>Cowboy and Wills</em>, and <em>Remarrying Michael: My Second Marriage to my First Husband</em> </p><p><br></p><p>There is a big difference between writing memoir for your own purposes-to share your legacy, to heal, to learn to write, because you are curious or called to do it-and writing memoir for other people to read. If your intention is to publish your memoir, there are concepts you need to understand and decisions you need to make. The <em>Blueprint</em> method will help you understand how to approach the work of writing memoir so that you have the best chance of success in the marketplace.</p><p><br></p><p><em>Blueprint for a Memoir</em> is a step-by-step process for defining what you want to say, deciding what to leave out, and crafting a pitch to the industry professionals who can bring it life. All you need to take advantage of the <em>Blueprint</em> is a story you want to share with the world and the willingness to take a few weeks to work through 14 tough questions.</p><p><br></p><p>Jennie Nash is the creator of the book coach certification program at Author Accelerator and has taught hundreds of book coaches and thousands of writers how to use the <em>Blueprint for a Book</em> system to help them produce their best work in the most efficient way. She is the author of <em>Blueprint for a Book: Build Your Novel from the Inside Out; Read Books All Day and Get Paid for It: The Business of Book Coaching</em>; and nine other books.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Praise for <em>Blueprint for a Nonfiction Book</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p>"Jennie Nash may just be the best nonfiction book coach around. She offers up a proven method that helps writers to find their voice, identify their readers, hone their message, and organize their thoughts. Jennie is something of a magician. Her clients consistently produce excellent proposals sure to garner attention from literary agents who can help them to land that coveted publishing deal. I will recommend this book to all my clients." -<strong>Joelle Delbourgo</strong>, President and Founder, Joelle Delbourgo Associates Literary Agency</p><p><br></p><p>"This process saved me YEARS of bumbling about in the dark!" -<strong>Michelle Dempsey-Multack</strong>, podcaster and author of <em>Moms Moving On: Real-Life Advice on Conquering Divorce, Co-Parenting Through Conflict, and Becoming Your Best Self</em></p><p><br></p><p>"Jennie's Blueprint system makes writing a lot less painful and a lot more productive." -<strong>Michael Melcher</strong>, partner and executive coach at Next Step Partners and author of <em>Your Invisible Network: How to Create, Maintain, and Leverage the Relationships That Will Transform Your Career</em></p><p><br></p><p>"The Blueprint is a godsend for anyone who knows they have a book inside them but is desperate for a pathway to turn an idea into a compelling proposal. I raced through it, pulled in by Jennie's encyclopedic knowledge of nonfiction books-what makes them sing, what makes them stick in our consciousness, and what makes them capture the public's imagination. While I haven't yet done all my homework, I know what's needed to get where I'm going. And I had to pause countless times because something she wrote triggered an answer to a question that had been vexing me. I'll be recommending this book both to first-time authors and veterans alike."</p><p>-<strong>Marci Alboher</strong>, VP Narrative Change, Encore.org and author of <em>The Encore Career Handbook: How to Make a Living and a Difference in the Second Half of Life</em></p>