REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN FOR 2025!
This program runs for the full calendar year.
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"What an astonishing thing a book is...writing is perhaps the greatest of human inventions, binding together people who never knew each other, citizens of distant epochs. Books break the shackles of time." (C
My One-Year Memoir is a unique, specialized program to write your memoir in a year with Susy Flory, a New York Times bestselling author and co-author of a dozen memoirs. Susy is a very experienced, knowledgeable, and kind mentor-teacher-coach who has created a nurturing small group environment with monthly workshops, deadlines, and coaching calls to get you over the finish line with a good rough draft of your memoir or personal story. NOTE: Registration is limited and may sell out.
Put 50% down, with balance due by Nov 1, 2024
Purchase My One-Year Memoir all at once.
Susy has a colleague who operates a successful custom self-publishing business and is putting together a discount package, exclusive to graduates of My One-Year Memoir. More info coming in 2025.
Please reach us at everythingmemoir@gmail.com if you cannot find an answer to your question.
One-Year Memoir is a mentoring group designed for ordinary people, as well as accomplished writers. You don't need to have any writing experience to join and succeed at writing your memoir in a year. We will go step-by-step in a way that works for just about everyone.
Without a doubt, you can do this with the time and help provided. With doable monthly assignments and Susy's feedback, you can write a rough draft of your story in a year. While life can be unpredictable—barring a serious health problem—if you commit to the One-Year Memoir experience, you can get your story down on paper a bit at a time and by the end of the year, you'll have a rough draft.
Probably not. The reality of writing and publishing is that all rough drafts need editing and polishing, and sometimes rewriting (whether you do this on your own or with a professional). But if you don't get your story down on paper, you don't have anything to polish and get ready for publication, or to share with others. This is your chance to actually do this with an expert mentor who will be guiding you for an entire year.
Susy will greet you, do some teaching on a specific topic to help with writing your memoir explain resources she may provide, let you know what she's seeing in the monthly assignments (generally—she won't share comments on your work publicly), Q&A, and give the next month's assignment. Being at the live Zoom is best (and the most energizing), but if you can't make a meeting you can watch the recording.
The easy way—by email! You will email your assignment each month to Susy. She will review it and discuss with you during your monthly one-on-one 30 minute coaching call/Zoom. The suggestions she does give are practical, focused, and positive, and based on her wide experience teaching and writing over a dozen memoirs.
There will be a dedicated Facebook group just for the One-Year Memoir coaching group to use. That group will be a good place to get to know each other, ask questions, share with each other how it's going, and cheer each other on. Susy will also be posting resources, meeting reminders, answers, and encouragement there. If you don't use Facebook--that's okay. Email works well, too.
Two things to know here:
My One-Year Memoir offers one 50% scholarship. When you put down the 50% deposit, you will receive an email within 3 days with a link to apply for this need-based scholarship.
Susy Flory is a memoir specialist and has had two memoirs hit the New York Times bestsellers list (one of them took the #1 slot!!). She is an author, co-author, and very experienced memoir teacher with a background in journalism, literature, education, and nonprofits. She is also a seminary student working on her doctorate, and graduated with her masters in 2022.
Susy currently directs West Coast Christian Writers, a nonprofit she founded to host events and conferences for writers, which gives her a strong network of connections in writing and publishing. She also closely follows trends and is always working on her own books—she had a new memoir release with Tyndale in March of 2022.
Susy has written over a dozen memoirs, both her own and with other people, in both the Christian and the general market, and it is her favorite genre to write in and teach to. While most of her experience is in traditional publishing, she has also been part of a number of self-published projects. You and your memoir are in good hands with this experienced, wise and encouraging mentor who loves working both in a group setting, and one-on-one.
Refunds are available for 60 days (pro-rated) from start of program Jan 1, 2025. After March 1, 2025, refunds are at the discretion of the program.
Confidentiality and Permissions: All stories and details of stories shared by MY1YM members in the Zoom video meetings or private Facebook group are private and not to be shared outside the group, or used in any way, shape or form without written permission of the original author or speaker. All members sign a confidentiality agreement to this effect.
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