Your Own Story
You are the one who keeps track of how every family story is supposed to go. Nobody appointed you to that, and nobody has written yours down.
How to Write Your Life Story Without Starting at Birth
The people who finish one almost never set out to write a book. Here is what they do differently, and it is mostly about the order.
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How to Start an Autobiography When You Have No Idea Where to Begin
Nobody is stuck on chapter nine. Everybody is stuck on the first page, and the reason is that they are trying to open the wrong way.
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20 Life Story Writing Prompts, and What Each One Is For
Most prompt lists give you a hundred questions and no idea which ones are worth your Sunday. These twenty each do a specific job.
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What to Write When You Think Your Life Was Not That Interesting
Almost everybody who says this is comparing their life to a published memoir. That is the wrong comparison, and it is costing their family the story.
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How to Write a Letter for Grandchildren You May Not Meet
The instinct is to fill it with advice. Advice is the part that ages worst. Here is what these letters are actually for.
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