How to write the story of my life ?
Practical guide to writing memoirs, your biography
"How to write the story of my life ?"
A Practical Guide to Writing Your Memoirs
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THE FRUIT OF OVER 15 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
A professional biographer, Jérôme Lucas has been assisting individuals in writing their memoirs for over 10 years and leads workshops on the subject. He regularly publishes books to showcase his collected stories.
Do you want to put your life story down on paper ?
The book "How to Write a Book About Your Life" is for you.
– How to organize your memories ?
– What writing style should you use ?
– How to make your story lively and engaging ?
– Ideas for expanding and developing it ?
– Formatting tips…
And many more answers to your questions.
A COMPLETE GUIDE !
This method is brimming with practical advice on every stage of creating your book. The lessons are illustrated with numerous examples and enriched with very useful tools.
A true "companion on your journey" through this enriching human experience.
This book is also for people who wish to collect and celebrate the memories of a loved one or those close to them. A chapter is dedicated to collecting and celebrating the memories of others.
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CONTENTS
What’s the point of telling my life story ?
– The challenges of writing a life story
– Writing to connect with others
Writing my memoirs : how do I go about it ?
– Which memories should I share ?
– How do I gather my memories and bring them back to life ?
– How do I organize my memories ?
– How far back in time should I go ?
Writing my memoirs
– Where do I begin ?
– What writing style should I adopt ? Which tense should I choose ?
– How do I enrich and expand my life story ?
– Describing my environment, my emotions...
– How do I make my story lively and engaging ?
– How do I address sensitive topics ?
– The preamble and epilogue of a life story
Designing My Life Story Book
– Working on My Text
– Formatting My Life Story
– Inserting Photos or Documents
– Printing My Book
– Editing My Book
Appendices
– Answers to Questions Asked by "Beginners"
– Sample Memoir Outlines
– Sample Life Story Titles
– Sample Life Story Epilogues
– Sample Back Cover Texts
– Publication Release Forms (Testimonials, Photos)
BONUS :
How to Collect Another Person’s Memory
– The Challenges of Memory Collection
– Preparing for the Interview
– The Interview Framework
– Transcribing the Interview
An Invaluable Resource !