Writing and publishing memoir

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Welcome to another #AskMeAnything session! In this series, I'm responding to your questions about the publishing industry and how to write a better book. Leave me any additional questions in the comments and I will add them to my list for future videos!

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TODAY'S #ASKMEANYTHING:
00:56 – Save the Cat beats
02:38 – Publishing memoir and personal essays
04:50 – Prioritizing characters in memoir
06:23 – Balancing dialogue, description, exposition, and backstory
07:30 – Writing in English as a non-native speaker
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ABOUT ME:
My name is Alyssa Matesic, and I’m a professional book editor with 7+ years of book publishing and editorial experience. Throughout my career, I’ve held editorial roles across both sides of the publishing industry: Big Five publishing houses and literary agencies. The goal of this channel is to help writers throughout the book writing journey—whether you're working on your manuscript or you're looking for publishing advice.

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