Enlightened-ish Friday Buzz: What’s Inspiring Me This Week
I’m working on a new book about my quest to find a god I can believe in—one that feels real in a world that often doesn’t. This search, and book, is as much about doubt as it is about faith. It’s a messy, gritty process with dead ends, quiet revelations, and a lot of questioning […]
Crack Open Your Heart…in Community: Join My Memoir Writing Course
There’s something about the crisper fall air that always pulls me into reflection. Maybe it’s the shift in the light, but lately, I’ve been thinking back on my 35 years as a writer and editor—and the 1.5 years since Into the Soul of the World came out. I’m not the same person I was when […]
Finding Your Voice in Writing and Life
Do you write to know yourself? Do you scribble to connect with your purpose, mission, and dharma? Do you aspire to write about your life but feel daunted and wish you knew more about how to do it? In addition to my writing, my life’s work is helping others tell their stories in memoir form. […]
How to Structure Your Memoir or Nonfiction Book
Learn the Magic Formula for Memoir and Narrative Nonfiction
How I Face My Fear of the Blank Page
Hi friends, Last weekend, I had a heartfelt phone conversation with a writer friend about something that hits close to home for many of us here on Substack. Procrastination, a.k.a. the fear that grips us when it’s time to turn our ideas, hopes, and dreams into reality, when it’s time to push our art out […]
Brad Wetzler Recalls His Experience with Outside Magazine’s 1996 “Into Thin Air” Article
It was the worst story idea an editor could come up with. That’s how I felt on Saturday, May 11, 1996, the day I heard Jon Krakauer had disappeared while reporting for Outside on the growing phenomenon of commercially guided trips up Mount Everest. Perhaps I was overestimating my responsibility in the matter. But it was difficult […]
Brad Wetzler Talks about His Message of Healing in His Memoir Into the Soul of the World
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Brad Wetzler Discusses His Love for India and His Memoir Into the Soul of the World
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Brad Wetzler Discusses His Inspiration for Writing His Memoir Into the Soul of the World
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Memoir Tips: How to Reclaim and Reframe Your Story and Finally Write Your Memoir
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Brad Wetzler Talks about Healing from Addiction and PTSD and His Memoir Into the Soul of the World
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Brad Wetzler Talks about Faith and His Memoir Into the Soul of the World
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Memoir Talk: Brad Wetzler Discusses His Memoir “Into the Soul of the World: My Journey to Healing”
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How to Stop Procrastinating and Finally Write and Publish Your Memoir
In this video blog post, author and memoir writing coach Brad Wetzler coaches you on how to stop procrastinating. His advice will help you finally write and publish your memoir. Click here for more information about Brad’s memoir writing coaching. Click here to sign up for a free 30-minute memoir writing coaching Zoom call with […]
Memoir Tips: How “Earn the Tell” Will Help You Write a Better Memoir
Memoir Writing: Why Your Memoir Needs Suspense and How to Write a Suspenseful Story
10 Essential Elements of Every Great Memoir
Writing a memoir involves capturing and sharing significant aspects of your own life experiences. To create a compelling and engaging memoir, here are some crucial elements to consider: Authenticity: Our memories of the past are imperfect. There’s no such thing as objective truth about any experience. People who lived through the same events almost always have […]
How to Develop Real Faith
Ten years ago, I hit rock bottom for about the tenth time. I was battling depression and an addiction to psychiatric medications. I barely had enough money to pay next month’s rent. With nowhere to turn, I, an adventure writer by profession and at heart, decided the only option I had was to hit the […]
Yes, Growing Your Heart Is Possible
When I moved to Austin, Texas, from Boulder, Colorado, last year, it took me about three hours to discover and fall in love with Barton Springs Pool, an old-school, thousand-foot-long, three-acre public pool built in 1932 and fed by cool, underground springs. Most summer mornings, after I finish my coffee, I arrive at The Springs […]