Memoir

A memoir is non-fiction drawn from real events, organised into chapters and shorter vignettes, with a timeline to keep the sequence of events straight.

The documents it offers

When you add a document to the project you choose its type. Each type shapes the stages the document moves through:

• Chapter — a prose chapter — the central drafting unit and default.
• Vignette — a short, self-contained scene or moment.
• Timeline Note — a dated note on the sequence of real events.

Each document type has its own page — find them in the sidebar under this content type — describing the stages it moves through and where it fits.

A blank document is available in every content type too, for when you want an empty page with no structure imposed.

The stages a document moves through

Every document moves through the same shape: Ideation, Outline, Draft, Revision, Final edit. After Ideation you can move back and forth freely — jump to whichever stage the work needs.

The coaches that apply

Beyond the coaches every content type gets, these are recommended for this kind of writing (you can switch any coach on or off from the Coaches tab):

• Readability & Skimmability — keep the prose easy to read and scan.
• Fact-checker — looks at the real-world claims you make.

Every content type also gets the coaches that apply to all writing: the select-text Coach for focused feedback on a passage, VoiceCheck and StyleCheck against your voice and style guide, and the free grammar and spelling checks.