Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi: Insights on Writing Memoir

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi: Insights on Writing a Memoir. In this video, I give a memoir review on Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi and discuss three unique aspects of format, setting and perspective in this memoir. I also look at reasons why to write a memoir, and some insights on writing memoir that we can learn from reading her book. We look at violence in memoir, using themes in memoir like war and how to use the ordinariness of life in memoir writing. 🌟GET MY FREE E-GUIDE ➤ 7 Key Ingredients Every Memoir Must Have: https://www.brendasmitjames.com/pl/21... NEED HELP WITH YOUR MEMOIR? ➤ My online course helps you to plan it, write it and complete it! If you'd like to know more: https://brendasmitjames.thinkific.com... 📓 Get my memoir, When God Says No, here: Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3GpgA5p Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/3FhD0nW Some viewers want to say thank you and so feel free to: ☕ Buy Me A Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/brendasm... Let's Connect: WEBSITE: https://www.brendasmitjames.com/ ........................................................................ 📚 Get the books mentioned in this video here: Pesepolis, The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi Amazon USA: https://amzn.to/3A6St9c Amazon Canada: https://amzn.to/33t3gPg 🎤 Was this video helpful? Subscribe and leave a comment below. 🎤 📺 Subscribe to Write Your Story with Brenda Smit-James ➤    / @brendasmitjames   🎬 REPLAY VIDEO ➤ To replay this video on what are the different types of memoir:    • Are There Different Types of Memoirs: 8 Me...   🎬 MORE MEMOIR VIDEOS ➤ For more videos on memoir writing tips and strategies, visit my All About Writing a Memoir playlist:    • Memoir 101   #persepolismemoir #marjanesatrapi #perspolisreview ....................................................................... Other ways to Connect: FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?... INSTA:   / brendasmitj.  . ....................................................................... Video Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood by Marjane Satrapi 00:14 The uniqueness of format in Persepolis 00:26 The uniqueness of setting in Persepolis 00:49 The uniqueness of perspective in Persepolis 01:22 My initial response to Persepolis 01:51 Two words to describe Persepolis 03:06 Insights on war and violence in this memoir 03:17 Why Marjane Satrapi wrote her memoir 04:02 The themes of childhood and war in memoir 05:19 The theme of ordinariness in memoir and how to write a memoir well Thanks for watching! Brenda 📚 Write Your Story with Brenda Smit-James Inc.