I'm Lori Gurtman, a memoir ghostwriter. I've spent years sitting across from people and helping them put their stories on paper. Executives, parents, people who were convinced their lives were too ordinary to be worth writing.
They never were.
I started Where It All Began because everyone has a story—and most people just need someone to help them find it. Somewhere along the way, I kept hearing the same thing: I wish I could do this myself, but I don't know where to start.
So I built this course.
I'm glad you're here.
There's a story inside you that only you can tell.
Maybe it's the year everything changed. The person who shaped you. The choice you made that you've never quite explained, not even to yourself.
You've been meaning to write it down for years. But every time you sit down to start, you don't know where to begin. The blank page feels like too much. And you wonder: Is my story good enough? Will I remember it the way it actually was? Will I find the right words?
That's exactly what this course is for.
Your Memoir, Your Voice walks you through eight modules, from "I don't know where to start" to a real, written memoir that sounds like you, not like a template.
Along the way, I'll show you how to work with Claude, an AI writing tool that doesn't replace your voice. It reflects it back to you, cleaner and sharper than you could get it alone. Think of it as a writing partner who is available at 2am, never gets tired, and never judges what you share.