by MontanaCoauthor | Mar 7, 2026 | Writing Process Tips
As mentioned in the previous post, it’s surprisingly hard to write a war-survival memoir that comes across as compelling on the page. Writing these survival stories is also hard on the author, both spiritually and physically. No matter how tough and resilient the...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jan 2, 2026 | Writing Process Tips
War stories are hard to write. The writing process itself can be hard on the author—spiritually and physically. We will cover that challenge in a future post. It can also be profoundly difficult to write these stories well, in terms of literary quality. It is...
by MontanaCoauthor | Sep 16, 2025 | Client Book Release or Event, News, Writing Process Tips
One year ago, attorney and author Karen McMullin published a “community memoir” describing how her small Montana town recovered from a tragic shooting in 2003. The book, Love Wins: A True Story of Tragedy, Heroes, and Healing has received robust positive reviews...
by MontanaCoauthor | Jul 2, 2025 | Writing Process Tips
For the past 25 years, as a ghostwriter, editor, and author coach serving authors with incredible survival stories, I have met and worked closely with people who have lived through unbelievable circumstances. The current blog series focuses on the unique challenges of...
by MontanaCoauthor | May 7, 2025 | News, Writing Process Tips
As someone who divides my time between writing and microfarm-management, boy do I understand the tension between indoor and outdoor work this time of year. With planting well underway at Stone’s Throw Microfarm right now, I am not in my office a whole lot this time of...
by MontanaCoauthor | Mar 16, 2025 | Writing Process Tips
Does your story qualify as a Survivor-Thriver story, or is it just surviving? What’s the difference? Most of the time, when a non-writer comes to me with a memoir project, they have survived something incredible. Maybe they survived a natural disaster, a severe...
