A 2020 Pulitzer Prize winner by Benjamin Moser with HarperCollins Publishers.

Sontag: Her Life and Work by Benjamin Moser is an award-winning biography about one of America's most famous writers, thinkers and activists.

However, it is also the story of a complex individual whose private character struggled to reconcile with her public identity.

⇨ YOU WILL LEARN:

* What this HarperCollins biography is all about

* Interesting highlights and stories from the book

* Life-story writing ideas to improve our own work

* Aim to write great, unforgettable stories like Sontag

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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.

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

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Ask Nicola Q&A: Amazing ways to record family stories this holiday season.

Family gatherings like Thanksgiving and Christmas are perfect opportunities for a life-story challenge.

Indeed family stories flow so naturally at these events it can be hard to stop them!

⇨ YOU WILL LEARN:

* How to come up with fun Thanksgiving day ideas

* My two approaches for family Christmas games

* What equipment you need to interview your family members

* How to share the fruits of life-story games

* Interview family members and have fun this holiday season!

Please note: This show has been updated and improved. It was first published November 22, 2018, here https://youtu.be/7_C4gVSlyYw

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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.

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What a former medical student with a severe case of imposter syndrome wants you to know.

Playing Doctor: Part Two: Residency (Blundering along with imposter syndrome) by John Lawrence is a funny medical memoir born from chaotic, disjointed and frightening nights on hospital wards.

However, it highlights that how we handle difficult situations is what counts.

⇨ YOU WILL LEARN:

* How Lawrence's book series started with amnesia

* Steps the medical practitioner took to publish his funny writing

* His tried and tested 'prescription' for new writers

* Turn your old letters and emails into chapters and books too!

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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.

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Sharing quick and easy writing advice with William Bernhardt on his writing podcast.

It was wonderful to be invited on the Red Sneaker Writers podcast and chat with bestselling host William Bernhardt.

The popular show covers the latest news from the publishing world and includes interviews with top authors, agents, editors and other professionals.

⇨ YOU WILL LEARN:

* My best writing tip, which I have seen work time and again

* The 4 stages of writing and how to start successfully

* What's a writing 'pantster' and who claims this title?

* Listen to this entertaining and informative podcast episode!

⇨ FULL ARTICLE

Click to read: https://www.foreveryoungautobiographies.com/red-sneaker-writers/

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⇨ PODCAST EPISODE

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New year's resolutions 2019: Set top writing dreams and goals

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How to write truthfully, types of truth and truth definition.

A life story requires us to tell the truth.

Certainly readers will sense if we write a sanitised version of what did or didn't happen.

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* What is truth meaning and truthfulness

* Solving mysteries using evidence

* How others can help unravel a family mystery

* Why the nature of truth sometimes requires logic

* The importance of creativity and curiosity

* Win readers with a truthful life story

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A Pulitzer Prize and National Book Awards winner by journalist Les Payne and Tamara Payne with W. W. Norton & Company.

The Dead Are Arising: The Life of Malcolm X by Les Payne and Tamara Payne is a shining account of a revolutionary powerhouse.

But it is also a shocking look at the monstrous depths of racism.

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* What life was like for the famous moralist and civil rights advocate

* About the black empowerment leader's Garveyite parents and being drawn to the Nation of Islam

* How the father-daughter team finished the Liveright publication

* Channel the heroic dedication of the Paynes to publish a life story

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Amazing story of how identical twins overcome closed adoption to find their birth parents.

Twice a Daughter: A search for identity, family and belonging by Julie Ryan McGue is an award-winning memoir about locating birth relatives.

But it is also a life story about discovering who you are, where you come from and trying to make sense of it all.

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* Why the identical twin sisters started their adoption search

* How McGue found the strength to write about her adoptive family and birth parents

* Advice from the 2021 Living Now Book Awards winner

* Maintain determination like McGue to resolve your family mysteries

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What a 1960s Peace Corps volunteer to Peru knows about interracial relationships, love and marriage.

Love in Any Language by Evelyn Kohl LaTorre is an intimate memoir that chronicles the marriage of Peruvian and American cultures.

However, it is also a powerful story about the evolution of Evelyn's notions of success - as a woman, as a wife and as a mother.

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* Tell your life story with truth and heart like Evelyn

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Essex local discovers life-story writing flow after Autism diagnosis.

No Joe Bloggs is a warm, personal and funny life story by a humble and unassuming Englishman.

Indeed it began as a short story but 'flowed' on to be so much more.

⇨ YOU WILL LEARN:

* About this English writer and his humorous book

* How he wrote successfully with Asperger's Syndrome

* Writing tips from a World-Cup lover and Ilford local

* Know genuine writing joy like Morris

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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.

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

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Ask Nicola Q&A: How to be funny and write humorous stories in 3 simple steps.

Being able to write a funny story is a wonderful skill to have.

Certainly it makes your life story entertaining to read and definitely engages readers.

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* How to get ready for funny writing

* Tips and tricks to be a funny writer

* How to improve funny anecdotes with good editing

* Write a life story with humour to entertain your reader

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⇨ 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.

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

⇨ WEBSITE

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