Jerry Waxler > Quotes

“What is it that will keep readers engaged in your story to the last page? What’s the payoff that will make them recommend it to their friends? Of course the answer varies with each book, but I believe that behind the individual answers there is a universal one. I believe that the reason people read stories is for hope, and one of the most hopeful things that can happen by the end of a memoir is that the protagonist has learned a lesson or grown in some way. So when you try to imagine how to structure your memoir, set up a challenge at the beginning that will show how you’ve grown by the end.”
― Jerry Waxler, Memoir Revolution: A Social Shift that Uses Your Story to Heal, Connect, and Inspire