The Story of You: A Guide for Writing Your Personal Stories and Family History

Author:   John Bond
Publisher:   SLACK Incorporated
ISBN:  

9781617119798


Pages:   120
Publication Date:   28 February 2014
Format:   Paperback
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The Story of You: A Guide for Writing Your Personal Stories and Family History


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The Story of You: A Guide for Writing Your Personal Stories and Family History is a practical guide for the novice writer about how to chronicle the stories of his or her life. The book encourages the reader to write the classic stories that everyone has, whether just for themselves, or for their family and friends or the future. Chapters include: “What is a Family Story?” “Finding the Right Format”, “Conducting an Interview”, “Revising and Editing Your Family Stories”, and “How to Present and Publish Your Stories”. As a bonus, the book includes: “219 Questions to Prime the Pump”, “22 Ways to Stir up Memories”, and a list of Resources that include over 100 books and websites to help the reader get started. The Story of You is written in a conversational tone that shows everyone the value and importance in writing the stories of their life, whether funny or heartwarming and everything in between. The book is a quick way to get started on turning memories into written stories that will last a lifetime.

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Author:   John Bond
Publisher:   SLACK Incorporated
Imprint:   SLACK Incorporated
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.221kg
ISBN:  

9781617119798


ISBN 10:   1617119792
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   28 February 2014
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Preface Foreword Introduction Section I Why Write? Chapter 1 Why Take the Time? Chapter 2 The Reasons Not to Write About You or Your Family Section II How To Get Started Chapter 3 What Is a Family Story? Chapter 4 Family Trees Are Important, Too Chapter 5 Getting Started Is a Snap Section III What to Write About Chapter 6 Telling the Story of You Chapter 7 Telling the Story of Your Family or Others Section IV How to Create the Stories Chapter 8 Expanding the List of Classics Chapter 9 Finding the Right Format Chapter 10 Conducting an Interview Section V How to Finish the Stories Chapter 11 Revising and Editing Your Stories Chapter 12 Accuracy in Storytelling Chapter 13 Dealing With Difficult Topics Chapter 14 Sharing Your Work Section VI What Tools Are Needed and What Can Be Done With Them Chapter 15 Using the Right Tools Chapter 16 Adding Memorabilia Chapter 17 How to Present or Publish Your Stories Chapter 18 Using a Personal Historian Section VII Gaining Inspiration Chapter 19 Reading the Stories of Other People and Oral Histories Section VIII What Now? Chapter 20 Are You Really Done? Appendices Coming Up With Ideas for Stories Appendix A 219 Questions to Prime the Pump Appendix B 21 Ways to Stir Up Memories Appendix C StoryCorps: A Must Resources

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I found The Story of You to be a richly idea-generating book for the reader. The writing flows well and establishes a sense of comfortable conversation with the reader - while also offering very useful guidelines for the creative process of writing about one's personal life. -- Betty R. Hasselkus, PhD, FAOTA, OTR, author of The Meaning of Everyday Occupation


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John Bond has worked in publishing for 25 years. Starting as an editor, he is now Senior Vice President for a medical publisher. He graduated from Kutztown State College with a degree in education and worked as a high school librarian. He is the author of You Can Write a Book: Essential Information on How to Get Your Book Published.

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