How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Are family members asking you to write down your stories?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Are you an aspiring memoirist who doesn't know where to start?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Would you like support as you begin writing a life review or an ethical will?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Are you ready to unleash your creative spirit and begin writing the stories of your life?</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>If you answered yes to any of those questions then </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories: Putting Memories on the Page</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is for you. In this practical and friendly book memoirist teacher and writing coach Sara Roahen guides aspiring memoirists and life story writers through the basics such as:</span></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Life story and memoir formats</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Where to conduct research on your own life</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to write to your intended audience</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to generate story ideas</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The difference between honesty and fact</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to show not tell </span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to incorporate photos into your stories</span></li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to organize your stories once you've written them</span></li></ol><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>But </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories: Putting Memories on the Page</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is more than just a how-to manual. Roahen also digs into her emotional toolbox and her own life experiences to offer tips on how to write lovingly but honestly about difficult people how to manage the big emotions that can arise when we reflect on our lives and-most importantly-how to keep writing.</span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The final chapter of </span><em style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories: Putting Memories on the Page</em><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> includes six extensive writing prompts to get you started on your own life story writing journey. </span></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(0 0 0 0); color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>YOU are the only person who can tell your story. Let's begin today!</span></p>