Read moreIf you’d like to preserve your life story or family history but don’t think you’ve got what it takes, discover approaches that don’t require writing skills.
My favorite quotes from my favorite life writing books
From my bookshelves overflowing with writing books, these are the five I would select as essential titles for anyone endeavoring to write about their life, whether the end goal is a full-fledged memoir or a series of family history stories.
Read moreGet a taste of authors’ perspectives and writing styles through a curated selection of quotes from the best books to help you write your life story or memoir.
Editing for self-published authors: What are your options?
Read moreEvery writer needs an editor (even—maybe especially—if you think you don't!). See which types of editors will make your memoir or life story book shine.
How to deal with family secrets and skeletons in your family history closet
Should the family secret you’ve newly discovered be locked away in the past, or examined and shared in your family history book or genealogy website?
Read moreEvery family has long-held family secrets or skeletons in the closet that are revealed during genealogy research. Should you reveal them? Write about them?
How to preserve your parent’s Holocaust survivor stories
Giving yourself time limits for each of the three steps below, including making lists, helps you both access memories and make an otherwise overwhelming task approachable.
Read moreChildren of Holocaust survivors can preserve their parents’ life stories using this three-step process created by a longtime story facilitator.
6 ways to use letters in your memoir projects
Read moreHow to take the boxes of old letters you’ve been saving and use them to write and illustrate your memoir.
Is it writer’s block, or just procrastination?
There just might be a reason behind your “writers block”—maybe it’s part of your creative process.
Read moreHaving trouble completing your memoir or family history? It’s worth figuring out why. An inability to write might actually be part of your creative process.