Cambridge PhD: How to Write a Memoir — Rob Henderson

Описание: Ever thought to yourself, “I would love to write a memoir someday”?

Then you’re in the right place. Rob has an exceptional story — from foster care to Yale, from a troubled childhood to a best-selling memoir called Troubled — and in this episode, he demystifies the memoir-writing process just for you.

We cover questions like: Which stories are worthy of sharing? How do you pace the narrative? How do you excavate difficult memories? How do you balance the emotional highs with the lows? Buckle up, and get ready to learn how to write a gripping memoir.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:20 Why Rob decided to write a memoir
00:04:15 What Rob learned by writing a memoir
00:05:30 Selecting your core themes
00:07:00 Who am I in this story?
00:07:45 Voice of Innocence vs Voice of Experience
00:10:00 What is Rob's editing process
00:12:20 Good writing can be one sentence, phrase, anecdote
00:14:30 Why you should not making yourself look good
00:19:20 How to decide which stories are worthy
00:23:00 The power of emotional variance
00:24:20 How your voice changes over a lifetime
00:28:00 How much honesty is needed in your memoir
00:29:00 Which stories are the hardest to include
00:33:20 What stories you should keep vs cut
00:38:40 How to write about difficult experiences
00:44:55 What makes good dialogue
00:50:35 What JD Vance taught Rob about writing
00:54:40 Why Tara Westover told Rob to "Break the spell"
00:58:55 How to end a memoir
01:01:45 Elite environments and luxury beliefs
01:04:25 What's the point of writing a preface
01:19:25 What to know before writing your memoir
01:25:20 How Rob would teach a writing class

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ABOUT THE HOST:
I’m David Perell and I’m a writer, teacher, and podcaster. I believe writing online is one of the biggest opportunities in the world today. For the first time in human history, everybody can freely share their ideas with a global audience. I seek to help as many people publish their writing online as possible.