7 Great ways to Write Life Stories

Seven effective ways of creating autobiographies, biographies and memoirs whether you're a writer or not.

Created by: Carmen Walton
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What Will I Learn?

• How to write a life story - seven different and effective ways.
• How to find a story forming idea that suits existing skills and capabilities.
• How to combine some or all of the seven ideas for a uniquely told story about a life.
• How to structure a piece of work so that it makes sense.
• How to edit and fine tune work before intended readers get their chance to see it.

Requirements

• A life story to write about plus ideas, photographs and other mementos.
• The need or desire to tell one's own story or that of someone else.
• Notebooks to contain information until it is needed.

Target audience

• Writers with the material and desire to create an autobiography, memoirs or biography.
• People who don't usually write much but who want to tell their story.
• People who would benefit from ideas other than creating a book filled only with words.