What makes a good memoir?

There are countless memoirs available, and from any desired period in history. Every human being has a 'memoir' hidden inside; a few dare to put them on paper. You might have the writing skills of a deity.

But if your memoir is like the countless memoirs that have come before, no publisher will touch it Your memoir should have a serious twist or hook that will appeal to readers. I know you are sure that yours does. But if you research titles, you will surely find thousands that have the same 'unique' twist that you thought was original.

Search, search and search some more. Find out what kind of 'twist' accompanies the successful memoires, and which ones turn out to be duds Find out what publishers are handling the kind of material you wish to write Make this part of the title search Write some material-- the whole book if you have it in you And then throw it away. Literally Re-write it, and possibly re-write another time or two.Re-work, re-organize, re-think Go to your publisher's list and send a proposal in outline form of the book as you envision it, and make sure your 'hook' is sparkling and appealing.

Send it to as many publishers as you can afford postage for. Don't be surprised or dejected if you get hundreds of rejections. And suck it up when the publisher that accepts the proposal asks you to re-write all the sections that you consider to be inspired by God himself.

They weren't.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.