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 chapter 'sink', running head and front matter

* My secret weapon for stress-free book page layout design

* Master book interiors and create a book you love!

⇨ FULL ARTICLE

Click to read: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/book-layout/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/ogkkbp3Ubqk

⇨ FREE GIFT

Four steps to plan your autobiography chapters - FREE structure success video training, click to sign up: https://wp.me/P8NwjM-3o

⇨ YOUR SAY

Do you have a book layout question? Or can I help solve a book-design problem? Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

Case study: Secrets to writing my 100yo grandmother's autobiography

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How to start writing: The ultimate guide about planning to write life stories

https://youtu.be/C5tTc21Lw8c

Writing tips: The ultimate guide of life-story tips for new writers

https://youtu.be/Ww5CFcubYSI

How to get your own book printed without going crazy!

https://youtu.be/nVQLWfIXbcU

Book covers: How to create a memorable cover design

https://youtu.be/70B5Mfdz9uc

How to write a book title: Catchy headlines and good book titles

https://youtu.be/W_I9Anr-6PE

Ask Nicola Q&A: How to copy edit + CPR for revising and editing your own work

https://youtu.be/iRlMhHLxYd8

Ask Nicola Q&A: How to finish writing a book and know when your book is finished

https://youtu.be/DS6_bZTL8rM

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w

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 birthday last week during a global pandemic...

⇨ YOU WILL LEARN:

* What writing and editing techniques helped us compile an autobiography final draft

* The exact criteria I used to select a printer for my grandmother's life story

* How life-threatening emergencies threatened telling family stories

* That writing is a journey that takes much commitment but brings enormous rewards!

⇨ FULL ARTICLES

Click to read part 3: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/autobiography/

Click to read part 2: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/grandmother/

Click to read part 1: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/case-study-helping-my-grandmother-write-her-autobiography/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/vZDJXXpxpBA

⇨ 100th BIRTHDAY DEAL

Your Family Stories System 50% off is available here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/deal/

⇨ FREE GIFT

Your Family Stories System FREE sections are available here https://wp.me/P8NwjM-b5

⇨ YOUR SAY

Who's life story would you like to write and why? Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

How to start writing: The ultimate guide about planning to write life stories

https://youtu.be/C5tTc21Lw8c

Writing tips: The ultimate guide of life-story tips for new writers

https://youtu.be/Ww5CFcubYSI

Case study: Part 2 - Helping to write the story of grandmother Bonnie, 99

https://youtu.be/hf1Hj5QFdIA

Ask Nicola Q&A: Your most burning book questions about types of editors

https://youtu.be/oAca9vvNCKo

How to get your own book printed without going crazy!

https://youtu.be/nVQLWfIXbcU

Your Family Stories system: Family stories + family history + much more!

https://youtu.be/gyBQdo1aBNU

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w

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

* How to make high-resolution images

* Clear the tech fog and master photo resolution for printing like a boss!

⇨ FULL ARTICLE

Click to read: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/high-resolution-images/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: xhttps://youtu.be/lEW0jcmfQZE

⇨ FREE GIFT

Four steps to plan your autobiography chapters - FREE structure success video training, click to sign up: https://wp.me/P8NwjM-3o

⇨ YOUR SAY

Do you have any other high-resolution images or Ask Nicola questions? Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

How to start writing: The ultimate guide about planning to write life stories

https://youtu.be/C5tTc21Lw8c

Life in pictures: Make a life-story scrapbook album in 3 easy steps

https://youtu.be/y1xCE3nPiNM

Proofreading tips for revising and editing your writing

https://youtu.be/-tQGTym8n-g

Book covers: How to create a memorable cover design

https://youtu.be/70B5Mfdz9uc

How to get your own book printed without going crazy!

https://youtu.be/nVQLWfIXbcU

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w

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 England

* How watching Call The Midwife helped inspire Eira's writing

* The exact steps she took to self-published with IngramSpark

* And Eira's top tips to help you start your own memoir

⇨ FULL ARTICLE

Click to read: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/nurse/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/m-rnWkg-fzQ

⇨ FREE GIFT

Four steps to plan your autobiography chapters - FREE structure success video training, click to sign up: https://wp.me/P8NwjM-3o

⇨ YOUR SAY

What era will your memoir be set? I always love hearing from different people. Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

How to start writing: The ultimate guide about planning to write life stories

https://youtu.be/C5tTc21Lw8c

Writing tips: The ultimate guide of life-story tips for new writers

https://youtu.be/Ww5CFcubYSI

Ask Nicola Q&A: Your most burning book questions about types of editors

https://youtu.be/oAca9vvNCKo

Dialogue like a pro: See how easily you can use speech marks and quotes in writing

https://youtu.be/CGq_w1pFEHM

Working with a writing coach: 3 questions to ask when choosing a life-writing teacher

https://youtu.be/KuHomq7IRQ0

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w

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

* Different ways we've dealt with being required to stay at home

* What life writing at home has taught me about life's priorities

* And be encouraged to write and share your own stories!

⇨ FULL ARTICLE

Click to read: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/coronavirus/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/DGwSXEqjOeg

⇨ FREE GIFT

Four steps to plan your autobiography chapters - FREE structure success video training, click to sign up: https://wp.me/P8NwjM-3o

⇨ YOUR SAY

How are you and your family going in these times of coronavirus quarantine? I'd love to hear your thoughts. Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

How to start writing: The ultimate guide about planning to write life stories

https://youtu.be/C5tTc21Lw8c

Writing tips: The ultimate guide of life-story tips for new writers

https://youtu.be/Ww5CFcubYSI

Death and dying: How to have hard conversations for your writing

https://youtu.be/0W7KDEDYbVU

Case study: Helping my grandmother, 98, write her autobiography

https://youtu.be/hf1Hj5QFdIA

Lessons learnt: Writing memoirs full of your best life lessons

https://youtu.be/-SD226a7D20

Writing challenge - part 1: Join in some stay-at-home Easter fun!

https://youtu.be/w6SVE-oFMc8

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w

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 material.

⇨ YOU WILL LEARN:

* What transcription and writing tools can help you with your family stories interview recordings and notes

* Ideas about selecting images to tell a life in pictures

* How to publish your material as a feature story or something more

* Be excited to present a finished life story to a loved one that they will enjoy and cherish

⇨ FULL ARTICLE

Click to read part 3: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/life-story-challenge-part-3/

Click to read part 2: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/life-story-challenge-part-2/

Click to read part 1: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/life-story-challenge-part-1/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/Ya75WdW7KYY

⇨ STAY HOME DEAL

Your Family Stories System 50% off is available here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/deal/

⇨ FREE GIFT

Your Family Stories System FREE sections are available here https://wp.me/P8NwjM-b5

⇨ YOUR SAY

I'd love to hear how you get on with the writing challenge part 3. Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

Writing challenge - part 1: Join in some stay-at-home Easter fun!

https://youtu.be/w6SVE-oFMc8

Writing challenge - part 2: 6 things to remember before you hold a family stories interview

https://youtu.be/wsN98qM4TAg

Transcription: How to make writing easier with 3 transcription writing tools

https://youtu.be/ohoi_-Uf9XY

Proofreading tips for revising and editing your writing

https://youtu.be/-tQGTym8n-g

Life in pictures: Make a life-story scrapbook album in 3 easy steps

https://youtu.be/y1xCE3nPiNM

Feature article guide: Helping you write a life story super fast!

https://youtu.be/-iw053lTdLs

How to get your own book printed without going crazy!

https://youtu.be/nVQLWfIXbcU

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

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:

* How to get settled for a life-story interview

* Why you need a basic writing challenge plan

* What notes and materials to have close at hand to gather family stories

* How to be confident to interview a loved one and uncover unique memories

⇨ FULL ARTICLES

Click to read part 2: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/life-story-challenge-part-2/

Click to read part 1:  https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/life-story-challenge-part-1/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/wsN98qM4TAg

⇨ STAY HOME DEAL

Your Family Stories System 50% off is available here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/deal/

⇨ FREE GIFT

Your Family Stories System FREE sections are available here https://wp.me/P8NwjM-b5

⇨ YOUR SAY

I'd love to hear how you get on with your interview and the writing challenge part 2. How did it go? Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

Writing challenge - part 1: Join in some stay-at-home Easter fun!

https://youtu.be/w6SVE-oFMc8

Writing flow: Finding the best places to write your autobiography

https://youtu.be/rS-iTQM9nXA

Story detail: Identifying key details in a story to make your autobiography shine

https://youtu.be/b63g3UR5Jok

Why write: Why is writing important and why do we write

https://youtu.be/SD3S_z0R8Dg

Feature article guide: Helping you write a life story super fast!

https://youtu.be/-iw053lTdLs

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w

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 writing challenge

* How you can stay at home and still get family stories and memories percolating

* Look forward to interviewing and having fun with a loved one this Easter!

⇨ FULL ARTICLE

Click to read:  https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/life-story-challenge-part-1/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/w6SVE-oFMc8

⇨ STAY HOME DEAL

Your Family Stories System 50% off is available here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/deal/

⇨ FREE GIFT

Your Family Stories System FREE sections are available here https://wp.me/P8NwjM-b5

⇨ YOUR SAY

Are you doing the life-story Easter writing challenge? Who are you thinking of interviewing? Leave me a comment below or here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

Your Family Stories system: Family stories + family history + much more!

https://youtu.be/gyBQdo1aBNU

Surefire tips to end feeling overwhelmed about writing your life story

https://youtu.be/EVEg6bMmt44

Life-story interview: How to set-up an interview + family interview tips

https://youtu.be/XeYiGA1BX4Y

Feature article guide: Helping you write a life story super fast!

https://youtu.be/-iw053lTdLs

How to beat memoir writer's block in 8 simple steps

https://youtu.be/4UvT5mJQYd0

Story detail: Identifying key details in a story to make your autobiography shine

https://youtu.be/b63g3UR5Jok

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w

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 good

* How you can reconnect with loved ones during home quarantine

* Make life-writing a calming and uplifting habit during such trying times!

⇨ FULL ARTICLE

Click to read: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/writing-at-home/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/5ZXqs8qsErQ

⇨ STAY HOME DEAL

Your Family Stories System 50% off is available here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/deal/

⇨ FREE GIFT

Your Family Stories System FREE sections are available here https://wp.me/P8NwjM-b5

⇨ YOUR SAY

Are you writing at home in isolation? I'd love to hear how it is going. Leave me a comment here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

Feature article guide: Helping you write a life story super fast!

https://youtu.be/-iw053lTdLs

3 tips for celebrating family stories + family history

https://youtu.be/0eFytEcbdq0

How to beat memoir writer's block in 8 simple steps

https://youtu.be/4UvT5mJQYd0

Memory recall: Memory retrieval and remembering childhood memories

https://youtu.be/MBNzAOKTTOk

Your Family Stories system: Family stories + family history + much more!

https://youtu.be/gyBQdo1aBNU

Case study: Helping my grandmother, 98, write her autobiography

https://youtu.be/hf1Hj5QFdIA

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w

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

Click to read: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/types-of-editors/

⇨ VIDEO PODCAST

Click to watch: https://youtu.be/oAca9vvNCKo

⇨ FREE GIFT

Four steps to plan your autobiography chapters - FREE structure success video training, click to sign up: https://wp.me/P8NwjM-3o

⇨ YOUR SAY

Are you planning to use an editor? Or how did an editor help you? Leave me a comment here https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/contact/

⇨ RELATED VIDEOS

Ask Nicola Q&A: Revising and editing autobiography stories

https://youtu.be/-d2vBSOwz0w

Writing and editing: 3 things your writing teacher is looking for during a coaching call

https://youtu.be/fqICCmCNEh4

What a professional print sub-editor knows about editing autobiographies

https://youtu.be/YBrF10qfmDk

Proofreading tips for revising and editing your writing

https://youtu.be/-tQGTym8n-g

How to get your own book printed without going crazy!

https://youtu.be/nVQLWfIXbcU

♡ Thanks for listening - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE if you are new and SHARE THE SHOW if you found it helpful!

Happy writing!

⇨ ABOUT ME

Hi and welcome! My name is Nicola and I help you learn how to write and self-publish life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

I've told thousands of people's stories as a daily print journalist since 2002 and would love to hear yours!

⇨ WEBSITE

https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com

⇨ FACEBOOK

https://www.facebook.com/foreveryoungautobiographies

⇨ YOUTUBE

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6nfZWWTeRpBWMcxluLDa-w