Welcome to The Memoir Method Podcast, hosted by Charlotte Wilson, reader, writer, and memoir editor. Join Charlotte she dives into the captivating world of memoir, guiding both writers and avid readers on an enlightening and motivating journey. This podcast is for the writer who wants to write her memoir smarter, not harder. She wants to not only learn writing techniques but also mindsets and perspectives that will make her writing time more focused and effective. She's here because she knows that her story matters and that she's destined to make an impact with her words. In each episode, Charlotte invites...
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Nov 13, 2026 · 11:23
This episode is for the writer who has dreamed of seeing their book in a bookstore. Maybe it’s a dream you’ve had forever, or maybe it’s one that only recently entered your…
Nov 6, 2026 · 22:24
This episode is for the writer who knows something feels off—in their process, their mindset, their creative life—but can’t quite name it. Here’s what I’ve learned: the reason…
Oct 30, 2026 · 1:02:18
This episode is the final part of our self-publishing workshop. Today I’m talking with my long-time client and friend, Melinda Kinghorn. She self-published her memoir, Walking…
Oct 23, 2026 · 14:53
This episode is for the writer who really, really wants a published book. I know that desire can be all-consuming and it comes from a deeply passionate and aligned place in your…
Oct 16, 2026 · 12:13
This episode is part two in a three-part series, the Self-Publishing Workshop. This is where I’m going to let you know that, even as the editor, there are some things I don’t…
Oct 9, 2026 · 18:08
This episode is for the writer who is looking at their publishing options. In 2026, the publishing routes available to you are many, and I want you to have the tools you need to…
Sep 25, 2026 · 24:30
This episode is for the writer whose writing life feels hard. You know the feeling: you know you should be writing, but you don’t. Or you sit down to write but every word that…
Sep 18, 2026 · 19:12
This episode is for the writer who thinks that they have writer’s block. What else could it be? You’re not feeling inspired, and every time you sit down to draft, you stare at…
Sep 11, 2026 · 23:38
This episode is for the writer who is nervous to put themselves out there. I know that writing and sharing that writing are vulnerable moves to make, and I also know that putting…
Sep 4, 2026 · 23:43
This episode is for the writer who is intrigued by editors, maybe has tried investing in an editor, but doesn’t know when to pull the trigger on this investment of time, energy,…
Aug 28, 2026 · 24:22
This episode is for the writer who has been listening to the episodes this month and still isn’t sure what it actually looks like in practice to take your own writing seriously.…
Aug 21, 2026 · 17:55
This episode is for the memoir writer who is waiting for the right editor to finally make her feel like a “real writer.” I get to be honest with you: that's not what editors are…
Aug 14, 2026 · 17:20
This episode is for the writer who wants to take themselves seriously and to be taken seriously by others. Today I want to point out some key faulty lines of thinking that can…
Aug 7, 2026 · 20:01
This episode is for the memoir writer who is wondering whether working on her memoir with real structure and support could actually move the needle. Today I’m pulling back the…
Jul 31, 2026 · 19:35
This episode is for the writer who hasn’t opened up their manuscript in a few months. Maybe your summer got crazy, and you can’t even remember what you last worked on. Or maybe…
Jul 24, 2026 · 15:32
This episode is for the writer with massive imposter syndrome, who is convinced that they do not have the innate talent it takes to write a memoir. I want this episode to be a…
Jul 17, 2026 · 19:33
This episode is for the writer who has either used AI in their drafting or has contemplated using AI to draft. AI is a polarizing topic right now, and people have big feelings.…
Jul 10, 2026 · 18:05
This episode is for the writer who is nervous about taking their writing seriously. You want to, but you’re not quite sure what that is supposed to look like, especially because…
Jul 3, 2026 · 16:38
This episode is for the writer who dips in and out of their writing. You’re probably not a full-time writer and your creative work is more likely to follow bursts of inspiration…
Jun 26, 2026 · 23:29
This episode is for the memoir writer who has tried every writing routine and none of them have stuck. You've done the morning pages, the word count goals, the time blocking, and…
Jun 19, 2026 · 15:27
This episode is for the memoir writer who keeps trying to fix her writing process but can't figure out why nothing is sticking. Today I'm sharing the framework I've built after…
Jun 12, 2026 · 14:24
This episode is for the writer who doesn’t think that they have writer’s block. I’m not talking about the writer who opens her computer and stares the blinking cursor; that’s…
Jun 5, 2026 · 15:39
This episode is for the writer who thinks they’re stuck in a writer’s block. I’ve actually been trying to decode writer’s block for a long time, and any time I tried to create a…
May 29, 2026 · 16:46
This episode is for the writer who thinks that if they don’t write in a specific way, that they’ll fail. But what ends up happening is that the processes that are taught to you…
May 22, 2026 · 15:20
This episode is for the writer who doesn’t truly feel like a writer. You feel like an imposter and you want to crawl out of your skin every time you try to say, “Oh, I’m a…
May 15, 2026 · 12:18
This episode is for the writer who doesn’t feel like writing. I actually had a different episode planned for today, but my own life has been so topsy-turvy the past month that I…
May 1, 2026 · 15:24
This episode is for the writer whose story is juggling so many themes that you have no idea how to make it come together. (You know who you are!) You’re the writer who sees the…
Apr 24, 2026 · 13:49
This episode is for a lot of different writers: writers who are deep into that first-draft energy I like to talk about, writers who are deep into revisions and are feeling…
Apr 17, 2026 · 15:54
This episode is for that writer who gives caveats. You know who you are. “Oh yeah, I’m writing a memoir, BUT I’m not a real writer yet.” Or, “I don’t know, I just like writing I…
Apr 10, 2026 · 23:50
This episode is for the writer who finally carved out a two-hour block to write. You have your tea, you have your candle. The door to your office is closed, and you’ve put on…
Apr 3, 2026 · 15:10
This episode is for the writer who is wondering what actually happens inside of a Memoir Method cohort. This winter was my first time hosting The Memoir Method as a cohort since…
Mar 27, 2026 · 26:35
This episode is really for the writer who has been burned before. You’ve worked with other editors, and you feel like you’re stumbling your way through the dark. You don’t know…
Mar 20, 2026 · 23:15
This episode is for the writer who wants to take themselves seriously as a memoir writer. This is not a hobby for you. It’s not something you’re ambivalent about. Regardless of…
Mar 13, 2026 · 8:09
This super short episode is a wake-up call for the memoir writer who is looking for an editor to save them, and in the process you’ve wasted hundreds (if not thousands) of…
Mar 6, 2026 · 13:42
This episode is for the writer who is feeling that overwhelm: every time you think about your memoir your chest tightens, because you’re not nearly as far along as you think you…
Feb 27, 2026 · 10:50
This episode could be for two different types of writers: Maybe you’re actually a really good writer. You’re confident in your writing. You know how to turn a phrase. Or maybe…
Feb 20, 2026 · 14:43
This episode is for the writer who is overwhelmed at all the different steps of publishing and needs a guide, not just an editor. The story behind this episode comes from work I…
Feb 13, 2026 · 17:28
This episode is for the writer who is overwhelmed whenever you look at the publishing pipeline. There are so many thresholds to cross, gates to enter, and milestones to reach…
Feb 6, 2026 · 15:56
This episode is for the writer who is grappling with imposter syndrome. It happens to the best of us, and at least for me, that imposter syndrome led to a years-long creative…
Jan 30, 2026 · 12:17
This episode is for the writer who has been doom-scrolling more than they’ve been writing. The headlines this month have been sobering, maddening, and frustrating. I’ve found…
Jan 23, 2026 · 12:54
This episode is for the writer who wants to actually finish their memoir manuscript. This episode is also part of a four-part series that I’m running here on the podcast that I’m…
Jan 23, 2026 · 14:44
This episode is for the writer who wants to actually finish their memoir manuscript. This episode is also part of a four-part series that I’m running here on the podcast that I’m…
Jan 16, 2026 · 13:46
This episode is for the writer who wants to actually finish their memoir manuscript. This episode is also part of a four-part series that I’m running here on the podcast that I’m…
Jan 13, 2026 · 19:14
This episode is for the writer who wants to actually finish their memoir manuscript. This episode is also part of a four-part series that I’m running here on the podcast that I’m…
Jan 9, 2026 · 17:53
This episode is for the writer who is looking back on the last year and feeling more discouraged than not when it comes to your memoir. Today I want to validate the frustrations…
Dec 19, 2025 · 23:41
This episode is for the writer who wants to finish their memoir in 2026. You’ve already invested years and years into this work, and you just want to be finished with your draft.…
Dec 12, 2025 · 14:59
This episode is for the writer who has thought about throwing in the towel, but something keeps stopping you from giving up. Maybe you think about publishing your memoir, but…
Dec 9, 2025 · 9:21
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Dec 5, 2025 · 14:58
This episode is for the writers who know they’re really good writers. You know how to turn a phrase. You know how to tap into your voice and you have a style. You love the craft…
Nov 28, 2025 · 13:33
This episode is for the writer who is actually really good at sitting down to write. Procrastination probably isn’t your kryptonite (at least when you’ve made writing a habit). I…
Nov 21, 2025 · 10:49
This episode is for the writer desperate to reconnect to her memoir. You’ve felt meh about your memoir for months, and you’ve realized that you hate feeling that way about your…
Nov 18, 2025 · 12:20
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Nov 14, 2025 · 11:43
This episode is for the writer who keeps coming back to the same chapters to rewrite. I won’t ask you to tell me how many drafts you’ve worked through, but I’ll chance a guess…
Nov 11, 2025 · 11:00
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Nov 7, 2025 · 17:02
This episode is for the writer who thinks that if they just found the right editor then they could make sense of their memoir. When creativity gets hard, it sometimes stops being…
Oct 31, 2025 · 13:05
This episode is for the writer who has been burned by editors before. You’ve invested time, money, and trust into an editor, and you feel if not betrayed, at least disillusioned.…
Oct 28, 2025 · 56:20
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Oct 24, 2025 · 14:45
This episode is for the writer who is embarrassed to tell me how many times you’ve rewritten your draft. You’re committed and resilient, but yet that’s not resulting in a…
Oct 21, 2025 · 11:01
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Oct 17, 2025 · 14:23
This episode is for the writer who makes time to write and is committed to her memoir, but still isn’t making any progress. If willpower could finish and publish your memoir, my…
Oct 14, 2025 · 13:08
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Oct 10, 2025 · 12:55
This episode is for the writer who sits down at her computer and realizes that she’s not having fun anymore. You may have started off feeling lit up, inspired, and creative, but…
Oct 7, 2025 · 54:39
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Oct 3, 2025 · 19:30
This episode is for the writer who has looked into an editor and is intimidated by the average investment required to partner with a publishing professional. I know that there…
Sep 30, 2025 · 14:20
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Sep 26, 2025 · 13:51
This episode is for the writer who is intimidated by AI, especially as a creative writer. It can feel like ChatGPT is taking over everything, and the creative spaces are feeling…
Sep 23, 2025 · 13:21
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Sep 19, 2025 · 13:54
This episode is for the writer who is ready to take a serious look at their work. Part of becoming a published author is the ability to get honest and serious about your own…
Sep 12, 2025 · 15:42
This episode is for the writer who is writing, has a big chunk of a manuscript even, but isn’t sure about when to enlist the help of an editor. I’ve worked with a lot of writers…
Sep 5, 2025 · 13:54
This episode is for the writer who wants to make sure that the reader will be on her side and know what she’s thinking and what she’s experiencing. Writing yourself as a…
Aug 29, 2025 · 13:07
This episode is for the writer who is afraid that no one will buy their book. You want people to read, buy, and share your book, but you don’t actually believe that it will…
Aug 26, 2025 · 14:56
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Aug 22, 2025 · 16:11
This episode is for the writer who still calls themselves aspiring. I'm going to get a little salty in this episode because the truth is that that single word is cannibalizing…
Aug 19, 2025 · 14:35
This episode is part of a series where I take already published memoir and break down what works and why (and what doesn’t work and why). I’ve found that when I’m teaching my…
Aug 15, 2025 · 14:20
This episode is for the writer who can’t even imagine what publication will look like for them. You are so stuck in the weeds of writing and editing that even thinking about what…
Aug 8, 2025 · 23:21
This episode is for the writer who wants to better understand the publishing industry. Pop culture has sold us a very shiny, very curated picture of the publishing industry—New…
Aug 1, 2025 · 18:17
This episode is for the writer who has had to refine what they think memoir is. We’ve been sold a specific concept of memoir through publishing, and you’ve likely gone into the…
Jul 25, 2025 · 16:31
This episode is for the writer who thinks (or used to think) that self-publishing is, for whatever reason, less than traditional publishing. When you think of self-published…
Jul 22, 2025 · 15:53
This is a series where I take published memoir that you can find at any bookstore and run it through the perspectives and lenses and frameworks that I use with my writers to help…
Jul 18, 2025 · 17:31
This episode is for the writer who keeps saying, I just need more time, or maybe I'm just not ready yet, or need to have one more round of edits. I'm going to say the thing that…
Jul 1, 2025 · 15:54
This episode is the kickoff for a new series on The Memoir Method podcast where I examine already published memoir with an editorial eye: what works, what doesn't, and why. Our…
Jun 27, 2025 · 16:08
This episode is for the writer who looks at the headlines and freezes. The world is overwhelming and scary and uncertain. It can be hard to know what your role is, because there…
Jun 20, 2025 · 13:46
This episode is for the writer who is ready to be an author. The writers who find themselves in my world do not just want to write a book, they want to be a published author. I’m…
Jun 13, 2025 · 15:58
This episode is for the writer who dreads the querying process. You know how things are supposed to go when it comes to traditional publishing, and you believe that traditional…
May 30, 2025 · 29:07
This episode is for the writer who is afraid to call herself a writer. If I had a magic wand, she'd want me to use it to make her feel like who she wants to be. She's looking…
May 23, 2025 · 21:04
This episode is for the writer who is ready to reimagine memoir. There's a lot about the publishing industry, about memoir, about storytelling, about creative nonfiction that…
Mar 28, 2025 · 8:57
This is an episode for the writer who thinks they just need more time to figure out their book. I get it, you’re a perfectionist. You’re waiting for everything to be just right.…
Mar 25, 2025 · 9:42
This is an episode for the writer who wonders if their story is even worth telling. We’ve been talking a lot over the past few episodes about clarity and purpose in your memoir,…
Mar 21, 2025 · 12:21
This is an episode for the writer who keeps rewriting the same chapters—without getting anywhere. I’ve talked a little bit about the memoir rewrite cycle, where you slip into…
Mar 18, 2025 · 10:53
This episode is for the writer who is over-complicating the process. I'm going to share a bit about my own writing process and projects and show you how what I teach actually…
Mar 14, 2025 · 13:12
This is an episode for the writer who keeps searching for the perfect structure. You have rewritten the same sections over and over. You've worked on flow. You've adjusted…
Mar 11, 2025 · 13:10
This episode is about a writer who was worried about the wrong things when it came to her memoir. She thought that her writing was the problem, when really the vision behind her…
Mar 7, 2025 · 14:59
This episode is for the writer who stares at their computer screen wondering what to do next. You scroll through your manuscript document and feel at a loss for how you actually…
Mar 4, 2025 · 13:43
This episode highlights a writer’s experience applying the principles I teach and implement with my writers. It is for the writer who has written a LOT. Like, thousands and…
Feb 28, 2025 · 15:46
This episode is for the writer burned out on Google searches. You’ve Googled “memoir advice” so many times that you know what to expect in that first page of search results. You…
Feb 25, 2025 · 13:41
This episode highlights a writer’s experience applying the principles I teach and implement with my writers. I’m talking today about a writer who had tapped into every free piece…
Feb 21, 2025 · 14:06
This episode is for the writer who doesn’t know what she doesn’t know. If you are feeling stuck, feeling that block, but can’t put your finger on why , then you’re probably right…
Feb 18, 2025 · 13:13
This episode highlights a writer’s experience applying the principles I teach and implement with my writers. I’m talking about a writer who, like many of you, came to me with…
Feb 14, 2025 · 13:00
This episode is for the writer who has what novelist Ann Lamott has coined the “shitty first draft.” You’ve written thousands and thousands of words, and truth be told, it’s not…
Feb 11, 2025 · 11:41
This episode highlights a writer’s experience applying the principles I teach and implement with my writers. I’m talking to the writer who wants to be an author , holding their…
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