Why Do We Write Our Stories?
People choose to write their stories for a thousand different reasons.
We write to remember and to be remembered.
We write to share and to experience.
We write to create a pathway for loved ones and to share lessons learned.
We write to appreciate the written word and to provide wisdom and growth.
Whatever your reasons for wanting to write your personal stories, this is the time to begin. The information below may be helpful to get you started.
We write to remember and to be remembered.
We write to share and to experience.
We write to create a pathway for loved ones and to share lessons learned.
We write to appreciate the written word and to provide wisdom and growth.
Whatever your reasons for wanting to write your personal stories, this is the time to begin. The information below may be helpful to get you started.
Listen to this podcast on why we write our personal stories
1. Get the book
Buy a copy of the book Letters to the Future: The Simple Guide for Memoir Writing.
The book is an easy-to-follow guidebook to help any writer collect their personal stories on paper. The book is easy to use so that even people who haven’t written in years can use it successfully to write their personal stories.
Listen to the podcast about Letters to the Future: The Simple Guide for Writing Your Memoir
The book is an easy-to-follow guidebook to help any writer collect their personal stories on paper. The book is easy to use so that even people who haven’t written in years can use it successfully to write their personal stories.
Listen to the podcast about Letters to the Future: The Simple Guide for Writing Your Memoir
2. Collect Your Tools
Set yourself up to write
A writer shows up prepared to write tends to be more successful than an unprepared one.
If you plan to work on your motorcycle, you show up in work clothes, a toolbox, and a pair of gloves.
If you plan to garden, you show up with your sun hat, a shovel, and a packet of seeds.
Whatever activity we choose to engage in, we need to prepare in advance or we tend to be unsuccessful. The same is true of writing.
A writer shows up prepared to write tends to be more successful than an unprepared one.
If you plan to work on your motorcycle, you show up in work clothes, a toolbox, and a pair of gloves.
If you plan to garden, you show up with your sun hat, a shovel, and a packet of seeds.
Whatever activity we choose to engage in, we need to prepare in advance or we tend to be unsuccessful. The same is true of writing.
To prepare yourself to write, you may want to consider:
The tools you need to write
The location and space to write
The schedule to write
Listen to this podcast on preparing to write
The tools you need to write
The location and space to write
The schedule to write
Listen to this podcast on preparing to write
3. Tips for Memoir Writers
Your stories are valid and valuable.
People want to read your personal stories.
Be yourself. People want to read about you.
Your memories do not need to match anyone else’s memories.
If a story is important to you, it will be worthy to your readers.
The writing of a memoir should benefit the writer as much as it does the reader.
Good writing comes on its own schedule, so write when your stories are ready to be recorded.
People want to read your personal stories.
Be yourself. People want to read about you.
Your memories do not need to match anyone else’s memories.
If a story is important to you, it will be worthy to your readers.
The writing of a memoir should benefit the writer as much as it does the reader.
Good writing comes on its own schedule, so write when your stories are ready to be recorded.
