 | You Don't Have To Be Famous: How to Write Your Life Story by Steve Zousmer
Buy new: $11.55 / Used from: $2.99 This book does NOT have questions to "prompt" your stories. It does NOT have extensive grammar/style information. It Does have excellent advice on attitude of the writer, formats available to write in, perspectives on how long, how much time, who you are writing to and numerous other topics that are of general interest to anyone wanting to write their lives down.
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 | Writing from Within: A Guide to Creativity and Life Story Writing by Selling
Buy new: $14.00 / Used from: $0.53 This book encourages the reader/writer to write their stories from a first person perspective, and to use language in the context of the time period of the story.. If you were 4 yrs old at the time of an event, write with a 4 yr old perspective, including language use.
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 | Turning Memories Into Memoirs: A Handbook for Writing Lifestories by Denis Ledoux
Buy new: $18.21 / Used from: $17.44 My favorite life story writing guide. I give Denis Ledoux credit for my first burst of writing of stories, thanks to the "life list" exercise.
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 | How to Write the Story of Your Life by Frank Thomas
Buy used from: $0.01 One of my older books, but an excellent reference for someone wanting to write using chronological structure. Includes useful questions to prompt the writer about each stage of life.
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 | The Legacy Guide: Capturing the Facts, Memories, and Meaning of Your Life by Carol Franco
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $1.75 Great book to guide the reader through the 3 levels of their life events. Start with listing the facts, add the emotional content, and interpret those memories in the context of who you are today. Lots of questions to guide you through each stage of life and level of disclosure.
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