My One-Year Memoir

Write your memoir in a year with Susy Flory

2023 - 2024

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What is My One-Year Memoir? A new, unique one-year personalized mentoring group so you can write a draft of your memoir in a year.

Why? Most of us need help, accountability, and community to do this. Plus, it’s fun to join a cohort of like-minded people on a project like this!

Is this possible? Yes…with help. I’m here for you.

Can I do it? Yes! You can. I’ll show you how.

Quick overview: Get the latest, proven information and techniques you won't find anywhere else, personally crafted by bestselling memoirist and mentor Susy Flory to help you succeed on your one-year memoir journey.

• Do people always tell you, "You should write a book!"
• Do you have a story that needs to be told, but you're not sure how to get started?
• Have you started writing a memoir or personal story, but got discouraged, stuck, or distracted?
• Are you intimidated by the thought of writing a book?
• Is it hard to find the time and energy to get your memoir done?

The My One-Year Memoir group might be the right place for you!

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What is My One-Year Memoir?

My One-Year Memoir is a private coaching group with bestselling memoirist Susy Flory to help you write your memoir in a year! You will get the latest, proven information and techniques you won't find anywhere else, personally crafted by Susy Flory to help you make progress on your one-year memoir journey -- all in a supportive environment of live video monthly group meetings with Susy and others working on their stories. You can find out more about Susy here.

Susy will be the only one seeing your chapters--she is your mentor, and the group is here to cheer each other on, learn, and write your memoirs together. In addition, you and Susy will have a 30-minute Zoom coaching appointment every month during the program to talk over your progress and get writing help and encouragement. This is a great time to ask her anything!

Details

What is included in your One-Year Memoir mentoring group:

• Go step by step with an expert memoir teacher and bestselling writer in a MONTHLY live video group setting.
  • Get the latest, proven information and techniques you won’t find anywhere else, personally crafted by Susy Flory to help you make progress on your one-year memoir journey.
• Clear and doable assignments
  • Doable deadlines will help you stay on track
• Encouraging and helpful feedback every month from Susy in a private, one-on-one video coaching call
  • Susy will review your assignments and give quick, actionable feedback plus encouragement!
• Invitation to a private dedicated Facebook group for One-Year Memoir community discussions, feedback and encouragement
  • Make new friends and get quick answers to your questions.
• One-of-a-kind “My One-Year Memoir Planner,” a downloadable tool to help you plan and track your progress
  • Download the unique My One-Year Memoir planner to guide you on this journey

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MORE SPECIAL FEATURES!

At the end of the 1YM year, receive a certificate of completion, along with Susy’s 1-2 page customized review of your manuscript and list of next steps, including recommended publishing paths.

• At her discretion, Susy may potentially recommend your project to an agent or editor, but this will be limited, and on a case-by-case basis.
• Two 30-minute coaching appointments with Susy (phone or Zoom) during the year, when YOU need them.
• Finishing-Reward: At the end of the 12-month coaching group, IF you have completed your rough draft, you will receive a full 15% of your registration fee back! This is a financial incentive for you to stay on track and finish the rough draft of your memoir in a year. You can do this! And get a check at the end as a Finishing-Reward !!

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BONUS CONTENT & EXCLUSIVE RESOURCES

1. Writing: Original how-to charts and templates for creating your memoir.
2. Editing: Self-editing checklists, plus info on how to find and work with an editor.
3. Publishing:
   • For traditional publishing: A memoir book template to customize for your own use. Susy has refined this template over the course of writing and publishing over a dozen memoirs and writing several dozen proposals (and getting feedback from editors and agents).
   • For self-publishing: A chart on the different kinds of publishing, plus tips on how to find the right publishing team for your story.
4. Surprise refund! At the end of the 12-month coaching group, IF you have completed your rough draft, you will receive a full 15% of your registration fee back! When you receive your certificate of completion, if you have finished your draft I will be writing you a check.
5. And one last thing: During the year, each participant will have the opportunity to schedule a 30-minute solo coaching call each month with Susy (phone or Zoom) to ask questions and get specific, targeted personal help on your memoir or personal story. 

Dates & Times:

• January 3, 2024 - January 31, 2025 with monthly meetings (live on Zoom and also recorded to watch later, if needed).
• Meetings are the first Wednesday of each month, live on Zoom from 6-7:30 pm Pacific. 
• KICKOFF Jan 3, 2024: These monthly teaching & coaching meetings start with a kickoff meeting on Wed, Jan 3, 2024 and end on or around Jan 31, 2024 with graduation! (Meetings are recorded and can be watched later.)

Questions?  Please email everythingmemoir@gmail.com

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COST

Register for My One-Year Memoir for $1,995. 

You can choose to pay in full upon registration, or put 50% down and close out the balance before the program begins.

(See info above, and below, for what is included. Don't miss the 15% cash back if you finish your rough draft in one year!)

12 spots available

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Questions? Here’s the scoop.

Q: I am not a writer. Is this group for me?

A: One-Year Memoir is a mentoring group designed for ordinary people, as well as accomplished writers. You don’t need to have any writing experience to join and succeed at writing your memoir in a year. We will go step-by-step in a way that works for just about everyone.

Q: Will I really be able to finish my memoir or personal story in a year?

A: Without a doubt, you can do this with the time and help provided. With doable monthly assignments and Susy’s feedback, you can write a rough draft of your story in a year. While life can be unpredictable—barring a serious health problem—if you commit to the One-Year Memoir experience, you can get your story down on paper a bit at a time and by the end of the year, you’ll have a rough draft.

Q: At the end of a year, will my story be ready for publication?

A: Probably not. The reality of writing and publishing is that all rough drafts need editing and polishing, and sometimes rewriting (whether you do this on your own or with a professional). But if you don’t get your story down on paper, you don’t have anything to polish and get ready for publication, or to share with others. This is your chance to actually do this with an expert mentor who will be guiding you for an entire year.

Q: What will a monthly Zoom meeting be like?

A: Susy will greet you, do some teaching on a specific topic to help with writing your memoir explain resources she may provide, let you know what she’s seeing in the monthly assignments (generally—she won’t share comments on your work publicly), Q&A, and give the next month’s assignment. Being at the live Zoom is best (and the most energizing), but if you can’t make a meeting you can watch the recording.

Q: How will I turn in my monthly assignments?

A: The easy way—by email! You will email your assignment each month to Susy. She will read it and review it, then talk about it with you during your monthly one-on-one, 30-minute coaching call. The suggestions she does give are practical, focused, and positive, and based on her wide experience teaching and writing over a dozen memoirs and helping many others take their story to the next level.

Q: How will the Facebook group work?

A: There will be a dedicated Facebook group just for the One-Year Memoir coaching group to use. That group will be a good place to get to know each other, ask questions, share with each other how it’s going, and cheer each other on. Susy will also be posting resources, meeting reminders, answers, and encouragement there.

Q: What if I’m not a big Facebook user? Can I still join One-Year Memoir?

A: Yes, absolutely! At this time, Facebook groups are convenient and easy to use—that’s why we’ll be using this forum. If you’re not a Facebook fan, I do understand (and sometimes have mixed feelings myself), but it’s still a good place to go straight to a private group and interact there in a focused way, then sign off when you’re finished. However, if you prefer, you can be part of the monthly meetings and interact with Susy via email only, bypassing the social aspect of the Facebook group.

Q: How does the 15% Finishing-Reward work? How do you determine if I’ve finished my memoir?

A: Two things to know here: 1) When the group starts, I will have you fill out and sign a contract with your goal word count for your memoir. You will need to hit that goal to get the 15% refund at the end of the year. 2) I will be looking at your monthly assignments and giving feedback (lots of encouraging feedback plus a few suggestions for improvement) in our monthly one-on-one coaching call. With this monthly tracking, I’ll be able to see how you’re doing as you progress towards your goal for finishing your rough draft. At the end of the year, if you’ve finished your goal for your rough draft, I’ll write you a check for 15% of the registration fee as a “Finishing Reward”!!

Q: Are there scholarships available?

A: My One-Year Memoir offers one 50% scholarship, and you can fill out the application here. Scholarships will be announced Dec 15, 2023. Please click here to apply.

Q: Tell me a little about Susy’s qualifications. Meet your memoir coach, Susy Flory!

A: Susy Flory has had two memoirs hit the New York Times bestsellers list (one of them took the #1 slot!). She is an author, co-author, and experienced memoir teacher with a background in journalism, education, and nonprofits. She is also a seminary student working on her doctorate, and graduated with her masters in New Testament Studies in 2022. 

Susy currently directs West Coast Christian Writers, a nonprofit she founded to host events and conferences for writers, which gives her a strong network of connections in writing and publishing. She also closely follows trends and is always working on her own books—she had a new memoir called SANCTUARY release with Tyndale in March of 2022. Susy is a memoir specialist, has written over a dozen memoirs, both her own and with other people, in both the Christian and the general market, and it is her favorite genre to write in and teach to. While most of her experience is in traditional publishing, she has also been part of a number of self-published projects. You and your memoir are in good hands with this experienced, wise and encouraging mentor who loves working in a group setting with those who would like to write a memoir or personal story.

A fun fact: Susy once wrote a memoir about an astronaut who flew into space and fixed the space station in a MacGyver moment. He also climbed frozen waterfalls, competed at the Olympic level in luge, ziplined into a raging volcano, and summited Mount Everest. Whew!

Let’s go! Let’s band together and write our memoirs in a year!!