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This book provides an approach to the memoir writing process that is easily accessible to the novice-something that is very much in demand these days, as more and more people of all writing levels are seeking to tell their personal stories. Offers the quick and dirty how-to-start and how-to-finish summaries and bullet points for those anxious to get started and reach completion. A large percentage of baby boomers state that their number one goal once retired is to write a book about themselves; there are about 76 million baby boomers in the United States, more than 40 million of whom are already age 65 or older, and they will retire at a rate of 10,000 per day through at least 2030. (Insured Retirement Institute) Baby boomers are the generation that invented self-help, love to buy printed and audio books, invest in experts for practical help, and value their own legacies, making them the perfect target audience for this book. (Marketdata Enterprises)

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A Story that Matters will have you beaming with inspiration and diving into your own first draft (finally). There's nothing that changes the world like a great story, and A Story that Matters is the priceless blueprint to telling your own. --Redbook, 20 Must-Read Books for Spring 2017

Gina L. Carroll believes everyone has a story and a unique voice to tell it. She also thinks each account will impact others, which makes telling it almost a duty. This is especially true for women, people of color, and anyone struggling with a transformative experience. Carroll gently nudges, including practical strategies and personal examples, hopefully generating voices we've long needed to hear. --Nan Cuba, award-winning author fo Body and Bread A Story that Matters will have you beaming with inspiration and diving into your own first draft (finally). There's nothing that changes the world like a great story, and A Story that Matters is the priceless blueprint to telling your own. --Redbook, 20 Must-Read Books for Spring 2017

Gina L. Carroll believes everyone has a story and a unique voice to tell it. She also thinks each account will impact others, which makes telling it almost a duty. This is especially true for women, people of color, and anyone struggling with a transformative experience. Carroll gently nudges, including practical strategies and personal examples, hopefully generating voices we've long needed to hear. --Nan Cuba, award-winning author fo Body and Bread A Story that Matters will have you beaming with inspiration and diving into your own first draft (finally). There's nothing that changes the world like a great story, and A Story that Matters is the priceless blueprint to telling your own. --Redbook, 20 Must-Read Books for Spring 2017 A Story that Matters will have you beaming with inspiration and diving into your own first draft (finally). There's nothing that changes the world like a great story, and A Story that Matters is the priceless blueprint to telling your own. --Redbook, 20 Must-Read Books for Spring 2017

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Gina Carroll is an author, speaker, and editor who believes that everyone has a story that matters. Also the author of 24 Things You Can Do with Social Media to Help Get into College, she helps students use their social media to share their best stories and show their highest selves online; and as a partner at Inspired Wordsmith, a writing services business, Gina helps aspiring writers and business professionals get their life stories in print. A longtime freelancer and blogger, she has written thousands of articles on an exhaustive variety of subject matter, in addition to maintaining her own four blogs. Born and raised in Los Angeles, she currently lives with her husband and children in Houston, Texas.

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