Writing Memoirs
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How to Plan a Family History Book Launch
After writing and publishing a family history, why not celebrate with a book launch? These family reunion themes and ideas can be adapted for a gathering of any size.
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Writing a Memoir Versus Writing a Novel
A dramatic life story can be written as a memoir, or it can be turned into fiction. The author of "Fighting for Life" tells why she opted to use fiction.
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Going Rogue – a Lesson in Memoir Writing
High-profile writers like Sarah Palin can discover that their vision of a book is not the same as that of the media. What can authors learn from "Going Rogue"?
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Make a Family History Book for Christmas
Create a popular keepsake gift for all family members - design it once then print multiple copies. Use digital scrapbooking layouts or make your own photo album.
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From Keeping a Journal to Writing a Memoir
The contents of a personal diary can provide a rich vein of stories for biographies and memoirs. The organised writer will find that results exceed expectations.
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Writing a Memoir for a Difficult Client
Writing a biography can be rewarding, fascinating, and lucrative - and it can all fall over quicker than the writer can say "I should have had a contract!"
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How to Write Memoirs Without Waffling
It's not necessary to be an established author to start writing memoirs, but it's useful to know a few tricks of the trade to keep readers interested.
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Tips on Using First Person Tense
Anyone writing in the first person tense understands the problem: constant repetition of "I did this" and "I thought that.". Luckily there are ways to avoid too much "I".
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Print On Demand Publishers for Memoirs
Once the memoir or family history is finished, it's time to get it published. Print-on-demand self-publishing is an inviting option for writers.
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Use Fiction Techniques When Writing Memoirs
If a memoir is worth writing, it's worth doing well. Dip into the fiction writer's toolkit to keep make real people as intriguing as characters in a novel.
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Digging for Entertaining Family History Stories
When writing a family history, sometimes the official scribe is hard-put to find stories that will enliven the memoirs. Keep digging... the stories are there.
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Writing the True Crime Biography
There are plenty of people who are fascinated by true crime biographies, and devour each new title as it appears on the shelves. But how difficult is it to write?
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