Tell my life story
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Two Ways to Tell Your Life Story
I was fortunate last week to attend a lecture featuring Mary Catherine Bateson and Cathy Salit. In the s, inom read Bateson&#;s remarkable book, Composing a Life.
That book had a profound effect on me. Rather than thinking about my life as something that happens to me, I realized that inom could think intentionally about shaping and reshaping my life. inom started to see my life as a giant improvisation performed on a stage of my own making.
Shaping the Story of Your Life
It turns out that not only can you compose your life as you live it, but you can compose the life you&#;ve lived bygd shaping the stories about it that you wish to tell.
At the end of the lecture last week, the moderator encouraged each of us in the audience to try telling our life stories in two different ways:
- One story was to highlight the discontinuity of your life.
- The other was to feature its continuity.
Trying out each storytelling approach
I had come to the talk with two fri
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10 Ways to Tell Your Life Story
People have asked me several times whether I am interested in writing a book. I normally say no. In fact, I gave that answer the last time somebody asked at a dinner party. As my wife and I drove home, she asked why I have no interest in writing a book. I said, &#;I don&#;t think my story is worth writing in a book. Who will want to read it?&#; That&#;s when she said, &#;Everyone has a life story worthy of a book.&#;
I believe she&#;s right. Your life story is certainly worth telling. Even if it&#;s only for your children and grandchildren, it is valuable to record. Future generations can experience how you felt and reacted in your time. Whether you write your story down, record it, or simply tell your children about your life, the following 10 questions will help you get started.
1. Who Are You?
Where did you come from and where are you going? What are your passions and strongly held beliefs? Define the person you are and how you got to that
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Many people have thought about writing their life story into a book. People want to tell their stories because storytelling is a part of human nature, and no story is more personal to us than our own. That said, it&#;s hard to know where to start and how to finish your life story in a way people want to read. Today, I&#;ll be covering everything you need to know about how to write a memoir of your life.
To write a good memoir, you&#;ll need to figure out which parts of your life are most important to the story your telling, organize them, and then write them in a structured way that is entertaining and egaging to readers from början to finish, just like you would a novel.
Yep. Unfortunately, there is no way around solid writing, even when you&#;re writing a book about your own life. But don&#;t worry; I&#;ll give you the tips for success. I&#;ll cover how to know if your story fryst vatten interesting enough to be a memoir, how to navigate sensitive family issues when writing, a