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Stop Overexplaining: How to Trust Your Story and Your Voice
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Stop Overexplaining: How to Trust Your Story and Your Voice
Do you overexplain your life in your memoir? Stop! In this episode, Kerry teaches aspiring writers how to trust their story and their voice, strip away unnecessary justification, and connect with readers emotionally. With practical exercises and mindset shifts, this episode will help you show up boldly and write honestly—without overexplaining.
What You’ll Learn:
- Why overexplaining hurts your memoir
- How to write scenes that speak without footnotes
- Exercises to trust your story and your voice
- How to use specificity instead of explanation
- How to build confidence as a writer
- Join the Make Memoir Magic Facebook Group for community, feedback, and inspiration
- Attend a Memoir Magic Write-In to get live support while writing
- Access free resources including prompts, exercises, and guides to keep your story moving
Key Takeaway:
“You don’t need to explain your story. You need to trust your voice.”
Thank you for listening to this episode of Making Memoir Magic. To learn more about my course, Make Memoir Magic, click here.
Join my free Facebook Group, Memoir Magic for Aspiring Authors, where we honor your story, provide tips, create community, and help you write the story you were meant to tell. Join here!