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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Remember, a memoir is not everything we’ve ever done and lived through. Memoir transcends the general to become a narrative of growth, change, and understanding: a journey of self-discovery.🧡 Read more in my latest Let’s Talk Memoir Substack. ronitplankletstalkmemoir.substack.com/p/when-and-h...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I’m so pleased to share my interview with Suzanne Roberts who joins me on Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her new multi- genre book 52 Writing Prompts: Inspiration for Writers. Here’s our full interview: ronitplank.com/2026/09/29/l... Thank you for being my guest, Suzanne!

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

@debkossmann.bsky.social joins me at n Let’s Talk Memoir to talk about grieving what you didn’t get as a child, going back to rescue the past, and her memoir Lost Found Kept. Find our conversation on your favorite podcast platform and you can watch it here: substack.com/note/m-f1a77...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

September’s Substack is here✨ ronitplankletstalkmemoir.substack.com/p/when-and-h...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

I’m so pleased to share my interview with Deborah Derrickson Kossmann who joins me for a conversation about recognizing when there is an emotional piece missing, wanting a memoir to read propulsively, keeping narrative arc in mind, and her memoir LOST FOUND KEPT. ronitplank.com/2026/09/15/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Online class starts this Friday! roundtable.org/live-courses...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Dear memoir writers, writing memoir is hard for sure, but you don’t have to do it alone.✨ Find Let’s Talk Memoir the podcast and the Substack for memoir tools, words of encouragement, and support throughout your memoir writing process.🧡

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Memoir writing is challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. My resources are here: linktr.ee/RonitPlank My resources are here: linktr.ee/RonitPlank

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Let’s Talk Memoir is a writing podcast featuring hundreds of interviews with memoirists & beloved writing teachers.🧡 You can find Lets Talk Memoir on your favorite podcast platform & also on Substack as a newsletter. There’s no paywall to subscribe to either. ✨ podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

My interview with Dr. Kara Zivin on maternal mental health, how we treat mothers and women in this country, and the act of sharing stories is now live. Thank you, Kara, for your courage and insight. Here’s the whole conversation: substack.com/note/m-77167...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

On writing memoir about those who have caused us pain — ICYMI August’s Let’s Talk Memoir Substack is live.📩 ronitplankletstalkmemoir.substack.com/p/do-we-have...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Do we have a responsibility to others as memoirists?: How we write about those who caused us pain Welcome to August’s Substack! ronitplankletstalkmemoir.substack.com/p/do-we-have...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

"When we write memoir, we search for our own truth and interrogate it against the backdrop of perhaps the bigger truth that we grew up with or were told to believe. My latest Let’s Talk Memoir Substack is out now.🧡 open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

If you’re looking for memoir, writing advice, tools, and memoir classes check out my podcast and Substack Let’s Talk Memoir. 🧡 Classes here: ronitplank.com

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

The nature of memory comes up a lot when we study memoir & write in this genre. Of course we want to render our most honest truth on the page but memoir is not reportage. Learn more at my podcast & Substack Let’s Talk Memoir & find upcoming courses here: ronitplank.com/events/

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

As memoir writers we are not charged with reporting facts, but with capturing our lived experience on the page. You can read more about this in July’s Let’s Talk Memoir Substack and listen to my podcast Let’s Talk Memoir, now with over 250 episodes.✨

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Third Place Books is my favorite bookstore in Seattle, especially the Ravenna location. Third Place Books Ravenna hosted an event for my second book and I’m so happy to see both my books on their shelves when I’m there.

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

“OTHER AUTHORS ARE NOT YOUR COMPETITION, THEY'RE YOUR PEERS, THEY'RE YOUR FRIENDS. THERE'S ROOM FOR EVERYBODY." -Jenny Lisk Jenny Lisk joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about what every author can do well before their books come out & her memoir FUTURE WIDOW. ronitplank.com/2026/07/07/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

I’m hosting a Memoir Ask-Me-Anything virtual event on July 15, 2026 at 11:30 AM PT/2:30 PM ET. 🎉 In this lively hour there’ll be memoir resources, a memoirist mixer, and answers to your writing and publishing questions✨ www.eventbrite.com/e/memoir-ask...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

ICYMI Cinelle Barnes is my guest on Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her latest book, A Way Home: A Memoir of Losing Yourself, and the Beauty of Returning. Find Let’s Talk Memoir on your favorite podcast platform and here: ronitplank.com/2026/06/16/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

To prologue in memoir or not to prologue? Read about it in June’s Let’s Talk Memoir Substack ⚡️ open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

June’s Let’s Talk Memoir Substack is here featuring: -three opportunities to work with me on memoir -to prologue or not to prologue -how memoir makes us better Subscribing is free! open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

I’m so pleased to share my interview with The Cut’s Amil Niazi who joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about her new memoir Life After Ambition: A “Good Enough” Memoir. Thank you, Amil, for being my guest. What a pleasure to have this time with you! ronitplank.com/2026/06/09/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

This fall I’m teaching a 5-day workshop Writing Dynamic Memoir: From Lived Experience to Gripping Story in Archer City, TX. If you’re looking for an immersive & nurturing writing experience to help take your project to its next evocative stage, join us! www.lmcmurtrylitcenter.org/workshops/wr...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

@melissafebos.bsky.social joins me on Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about protecting our writing life, the project of looking at ourselves honestly, and her memoir THE DRY SEASON, now in paperback. Listen on your favorite podcast platform or watch on my Let’s Talk Memoir Substack.

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

My new newsletter is here🎉 open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

@timothysrodriguez.bsky.social joins me on Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about writing memoir as an act of resistance and his new memoir: CONVERSION THERAPY DROPOUT. listen here: ronitplank.com/2026/05/19/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Let’s Talk Memoir season 8 is here! Please join me on your favorite podcast platform for hundreds of interviews with writing teachers and memoirists about their writing life and process. Now with interviews you can watch on Substack and YouTube.🎉 #MemoiristsKeepItReal

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I’m so pleased to share my conversation withTimothy S. Rodriguez who joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about his new memoir Conversion Therapy Dropout: A Queer Story of Faith and Belonging. Here’s the whole episode: open.spotify.com/episode/66RS...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I am thrilled to have “To the Food Truck Cook on the Upper West Side” appear in Beautiful Things today. Thank you to the editors at @riverteeth.bsky.social A privilege to work with you. riverteethjournal.com/beautiful-th...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I’ve got some exciting Let’s Talk Memoir news coming up as well as new memoir writing offerings I’ll be announcing soon. 🎉 To stay up on the latest find me here and subscribe to my Let’s Talk Memoir newsletter — there’s no paywall.🧡 ⚡️⚡️⚡️ open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

“I THINK BEING ABLE AT THIS AGE AND AT THIS POINT IN MY LIFE TO OWN MY STORY IS EMPOWERING, IT’S VULNERABLE. IT’S DEFINITELY SCARY BUT IT’S ALSO FREEING.” - Jacque Gorelick @jacgorelick.bsky.social joins me for Let’s Talk Memoir episode 239! ronitplank.com/2026/05/05/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW THAT HEALING IS POSSIBLE. THAT’S WHY I WROTE THIS BOOK. YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE AN APOLOGY, YOU DON’T HAVE TO HAVE THE KODAK MOMENT. YOU CAN STILL HEAL YOURSELF.” - Stephanie Weaver ronitplank.com/2026/04/09/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Writing memoir is complex and can be challenging even for experienced writers. But you don’t have to do it alone.🧡 Let’s Talk Memoir🎧 is a podcast and a Substack featuring hundreds of interviews with memoirists and dozens of paywall-free craft advice essays.📝 ronitplank.com/lets-talk-me...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

So many aspects of writing memoir can be exciting, complex, and confusing that it’s hard for me to pick which parts challenge writers the most. While doing this work, you can tune in to my podcast #LetsTalkMemoir and read my Substack for writing advice, tools, and resources.

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Writing about others in memoir is one of the most complex aspects of the genre & there is no one size fits all. You don’t have to make these decisions alone. 🧡 Let’s Talk Memoir podcast and Substack can be a resource for your writing practice.

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

@mallarytenore.bsky.social joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about the middle place between acute sickness and full recovery, restorative narratives, & her new memoir SLIP: Life in the Middle of Eating Disorder Recovery. Listen here: ronitplank.com/2026/03/17/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

AWPers i’m signing my books today at 2:00 all the way at the back of the bookfair At Prose Playground’s table 124. Come by for books, a T-shirt, or free stickers.🎉

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

I’m so excited to have my story We Had No Woman featured in @hippocampusmag.bsky.social 's newest anthology, Selected Memories Volume 2! I'm in there along with 30+ incredible writers. Link to pre-order: bit.ly/4cSx0Gv

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

If you’ll be at AWP next week, I hope you’ll come visit me at Prose Playgroun’s table T124.✨ I will have my memoir WHEN SHE COMES BACK and my short story collection HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE for sale and signing, let’s Talk Memoir, T-shirts for sale, and some fun stickers. 🎉 Stop by and say hi!

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

February’s Substack is here! open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Writing memoir can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. ✨ I have lots of free resources available like my podcast & Substack Let’s Talk Memoir also have a 10-week online class coming up this spring. Links to all of these resources are here linktr.ee/RonitPlank

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Yes, memoir readers are on the hunt and this is how you can create a more satisfying story. Here’s my latest Let’s Talk Memoir Substack. open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A fresh Let’s Talk Memoir Substack, out now. 🧡 open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Finding your voice in memoir can be one of the most challenging aspects of the genre but you don’t have to do it alone. You can listen to Let’s Talk Memoir the podcast, read Let’s Talk Memoir the Substack & my 10-week online course is enrolling now. Here’s a link to all: linktr.ee/RonitPlank

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

My January Substack is here! open.substack.com/pub/ronitpla...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Thank you for this #LetsTalkMemoirPodcast review, Bikergirl711 ! Wherever you are in this big, fierce, magical world, I’m sending my gratitude out to you. I’m so happy you enjoy the show and truly appreciate this review.🧡

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Steven Eichenblatt joins Let’s Talk Memoir for a conversation about writing about and processing old, longstanding anger and his new memoir PRETEND THEY ARE DEAD. Here is the episode: ronitplank.com/2026/01/13/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

A fresh episode of Let’s Talk Memoir featuring Steven Eichenblatt who joins me to talk about losing a father through abandonment, Learning to help ourselves, and his new memoir Pretend They Are Dead. On your favorite podcast platform and here: ronitplank.com/2026/01/13/l...

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Ronit Plank @ronitplank.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

"There is literally no way - no capacity, no possibility, no healthy way to build a relationship with an abusive person." @camilleuadams.bsky.social on Let’s Talk Memoir ep. 220: How to Be Unmothered: Escaping Enmeshment, Going No Contact, and Cocooning Ourselves ronitplank.com/2026/01/06/l...

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