<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # A memoir begins before publication when the writer... > A memoir begins before publication when the writer starts building a relationship with readers around the problem the book will help them understand. Audience development is not a substitute for craft; it is the creation of a community in which the finished work can arrive. **Source:** [[livestreams/Late-Night Callers on Purpose, Recovery, and Personal Power - Workbook|Late-Night Callers on Purpose, Recovery, and Personal Power]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “A memoir begins before publication when the writer starts building a relationship with readers around the problem the book will help them understand. Audience development is not a substitute for craft; it is the creation of a community in which the finished work can arrive.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-memoir-begins-before-finished-work-arrive ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->