Alyssa (Ally) Berthiaume
Award-winning author, found of The Write Place, Right Time and The Memoir Coach
Ally Berthiaume is The Memoir Coach. She helps courageous people write the memoir they wish they had when they were going through the hardest chapter of their lives. An award-winning author, speaker, developmental editor, and memoir coach with an MFA in creative writing, Ally guides writers through the strategy, structure, emotional depth, and publishing education they need to turn lived experience into a memoir that matters.
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Ally Berthiaume on Turning Life Experiences Into a Powerful Memoir | 1,664
Ally Berthiaume on Turning Life Experiences Into a Powerful Memoir | 1,664 Alyssa “Ally” Berthiaume believes the most powerful memoirs do more than document what happened. They uncover the meaning within the experience and create something another person can carry into their own life. Known as The Memoir Coach, Ally helps courageous people write the memoir they wish they had while navigating the hardest chapters of their lives. Her work is centered on transforming lived experience into stories that offer connection, perspective, and meaning beyond the person writing them. An award-winning author, speaker, developmental editor, and memoir coach with an MFA in creative writing, Ally understands that knowing what happened is not the same as knowing how to tell the story. Writers must decide where the memoir truly begins, which moments belong, what can be left behind, and what deeper thread connects everything together. Through her coaching, Ally guides writers through the str…
Guests: Kevin McDonald , Alyssa (Ally) Berthiaume