What Is “Dark Memoir”?

All memoir writing can be difficult for writers, and bring up a lot of fear, especially when it comes to sharing it with other people. However, one type of memoir is the hardest type of memoir to write, and that is the form of memoir known as “dark memoir.” Dark memoir is a common sub-genre within the category of memoir, but most writers who are writing it don’t know that’s what they’re writing.

Dark memoir is a memoir that contains taboo topics and/or controversial material. Dark memoir contains elements and themes such as narcissistic abuse, addiction, and usually includes details about the writer’s feelings of rage toward family members or former partners. It is hard to write this kind of memoir, and even harder to share it. Fear is the number one obstacle that holds writers of dark memoir back from writing and sharing their work.

Dark memoir writers may obsess about if they will be rejected, blacklisted, shunned by family, or cancelled, and these obsessive fears block them from getting any writing done at all. In order to move past this, writers can learn more about dark memoir and why it is so important that they share their story with the world, no matter how afraid they might be of what others might think. It’s also important to make responsible choices about what goes into the memoir, and what stays out of it, as well learn about different publishing options to see what would be the best fit for a writer of dark memoir.

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