Memoir, Biography, Autobiography: What’s Right for You?

A definitive guide to the differences and similarities of these nonfiction genres

Rachel Thompson
Better Humans
Published in
5 min readApr 18, 2022

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I shared an article on social media that I wrote a while back about the five memoir writing exercises I use and teach to memoir writers, when someone commented that memoir is birth to death, not a specific experience.

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Author, 8 books. Writer: Start It Up, Writing Coop, Better Humans. Childhood sexual assault survivor/advocate. Book Marketer http://BadRedheadMedia.com