How to Cook a Book

The memoir and why to write yourself real

So many people who come to my How to Cook a Book food writing retreat, or meet on my Stack Chat on the second Wednesday of every month, feel drawn to writing a memoir. ‘Write what you know’ is, after all, the writer’s mantra.

But if the journey deep to where it really hurts is where the gold lies, is it worth it? What - or who - is your story really for?

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