Are family members asking you to write down your stories?

Are you an aspiring memoirist who doesn't know where to start?

Would you like support as you begin writing a life review or an ethical will?

Are you ready to unleash your creative spirit and begin writing the stories of your life?

If you answered yes to any of those questions, then How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories: Putting Memories on the Page is for you. In this practical and friendly book, memoirist, teacher, and writing coach Sara Roahen guides aspiring memoirists and life story writers through the basics, such as:

Life story and memoir formatsWhere to conduct research on your own lifeHow to write to your intended audienceHow to generate story ideasThe difference between honesty and factHow to show, not tell How to incorporate photos into your storiesHow to organize your stories once you've written them

But How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories: Putting Memories on the Page is more than just a how-to manual. Roahen also digs into her emotional toolbox and her own life experiences to offer tips on how to write lovingly but honestly about difficult people, how to manage the big emotions that can arise when we reflect on our lives, and-most importantly-how to keep writing.

The final chapter of How to Begin Writing Your Life Stories: Putting Memories on the Page includes six extensive writing prompts to get you started on your own life story writing journey.

YOU are the only person who can tell your story. Let's begin today!