Forever Young Autobiographies

Amazing secrets about writing together from a life-story book coach Writing together with your husband, wife or significant other can be super fun. In the month of love, it is timely to think about ways to include them in your life-story project. ⇨ YOU WILL: * Learn how a loved one can add detail and colour to your book * Discover that a writing partner can give your writing a fresh perspective *...

The fast way to writing foreign words and meaning in your book. Using foreign words and sayings in your book can make your writing colourful and enchanting. Today's simple tips will make your life-story writing easy to understand and follow! ⇨ YOU WILL: * Discover what is the No. 1 reference book you need for foreign words * Learn how italics and single quotes are essential for foreign e...

All the writing advice you need to write a life story today. You can plan all you like to write an autobiography, biography, memoir or life-story project. But there comes a time when you just have to jump in and write! ⇨ YOU WILL: * Discover how to find your writing flow * Learn essential life-story writing techniques * Know how to keep your writing on track * And equip yourself to confidently put...

The quick and simple way for writing dialogue and using quotation marks. Writing dialogue is a wonderful way to capture the essence of characters and the drama of memories. These tips will keep you safe, sound and out of the punctuation wilderness. ⇨ YOU WILL: * Learn what is dialogue and why we need speech marks * See when to use different types of quotes * Discover how to punctuate quotes correc...

'Love in a world of liars, cheats, narcissists, fantasists and phonies' by an ex-Fairfax Media staff writer. This book is a jaw-dropping journey down a modern rabbit hole of love and internet dating plus so much more. Fake will open your eyes to a group of toxic people who you or a loved one may encounter personally or professionally. ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * What this Penguin Random House release is a...

What you should know about the 4 different types of edits. Editors are there to help you at each step of your writing journey. Edits make your book a joy to read and treasure. ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * Why editing your writing is so important * What is a copy edit vs proofread (plus other types of editors)? * Where to find an editor * Get clarity on what editor you might need and when! ⇨ FULL ARTICLE Cl...

Your Family Stories System deal + why writing during home quarantine is good! Certainly, we are living in extraordinary times. My thoughts go to those fighting illness but also to those in self-quarantine. However, I believe writing at home can help during these worrying times. ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * How writing can help you escape illness news * Why self-isolation and writing can make you feel...

Get set to interview a loved one and record family stories. This Easter I've set you a fun 'stay at home' writing challenge to call a loved one and record their life story as a feature article. You can do this solo or join forces with your children as an extra special lockdown project! ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * How to get the life-story interview ball rolling * What key questions to ask for this wr...

What a professional journalist knows about conducting life-story interviews. This week we continue a fun 'stay at home' writing challenge to call a loved one and record their life story as a feature article. For part 1 of the challenge we got ready for a successful phone or video interview. In part 2 I share interview tips I've picked up over years as a newspaper journalist. ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * Ho...

Amazing ways to organise and present life-story interview gold. Congratulations on making it to the final week of my 'stay at home' writing challenge to call a loved one and record their life story as a feature article! For part 1 we got set for an interview and in part 2 I shared some interview ideas. In the writing challenge part 3, I show you how to quickly organise and present your interview m...

One family's take on bunkering down for stay-at-home COVID-19 quarantine. This week I'm sharing a life-writing example of my own! It's about our new 'stay at home' quarantine life thanks to coronavirus. And I'd love to hear from you about your 'bunker' writing:  https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/ ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * How coronavirus quarantine has changed our lives * Differen...

How London's Swinging Sixties inspired nurse Eira Bish's IngramSpark publication. For retired nurse Eira Battaglia (nee Bish) writing her memoir The Silver Buckle was a natural extension of reminiscing about her student days. Her 50 years of nursing started at South London's St Giles' Hospital during the momentous Swinging Sixties. ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * What life was like for a young nurse in 1960s...

The easy way to image resize and save high-resolution photos. NOW! The last thing you want after writing is for your autobiography or memoir book to come back printed with blurry pictures. Photos are reader highlights so make sure they are clear and fabulous. ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * What are high-resolution images * What sizes are high-resolution images * How to tell if an image is high resolution * H...

Part 3: What every aspiring life-story writer ought to know about telling family stories. It has taken my grandmother and I four years of planning, writing, polishing and publishing to finish her autobiography. There have been some serious ups and downs along the way but the writing has been worth it. Find out how we went from final draft to finished autobiography book in time for her 100th birthd...

Amazing book page layout help about fonts, chapters, running heads and MORE! All writers want to publish a printed book they are proud to share because it is easy to read and beautiful. To do this you need to spend time perfecting a book layout. Master book interiors and create a book you love! ⇨ YOU WILL LEARN: * What are the two main types of font any book needs * Discover what is a ch...