Storyical: Your Stories Are Historical

Episode 25 is a conversation with memoir writer Nica Waters who was motivated to share with her grandmother stories about her that meant the world to her.

Fancy giving more depth to your life stories? Keith Larson talks about getting more personal through illustration.

Writing coach, Patricia Charpentier, helps people write their memoirs, even though 95% of her clients don’t see themselves as writers. She talks about starting memoirs, keeping motivated, and the anxiety of finishing. But the goal is to share your book with family, and Patricia gives great advice to get started

Episode 22 is an interview with Kathy Watson who became interested in Guided Autobiography. Motivated by time, and because there is no one else left to tell her family story, her writing style changed through the process, and wants to not just write her life stories but wants to help the reader experience what happened

What happens when you don’t have a computer, have never written before, and a class on guided autobiography? Episode 21 explores the hidden magic of storycatching with Guided Autobiographer instructor Heidi Thorsen.

Dr Cheryl Svensson introduces us to Guided Autobiography (GAB) a process of writing your life story that is built on life themes and group interaction. As Jim Birren, GAB’s creator used to say “There has never been another you” so everyone has a story to tell.

Peta Roberts talks about digitizing photos, and tips on how to get the best image possible. The topics covered include 1. Analyzing photos 2. Organizing photos – assembling and a naming convention 3. Scanning – file types and quality and metadata 4. Storing digitized photos 3-2-1- rule.

Go to http://lifestoryprofessionals.com to download a copy of the National Archives and Records Administration sheet on how to “Analyze a Photograph”.

Listen as Cathi Nelson founder and CEO of the Association of Personal Photo Organizers talks about organizing and digitizing your photo collection. We talk about how technology has helped us take more photos, but often contributes to our growing problem of organizing and sharing.

Episode 17 with Libby Atwater, journalist, Personal Historian and memoir author. Libby gives us insight into how to help people tell their story, as well as the barriers she faced and the lessons she learned in writing her own memoir. She talks about designing books for e-books and print on demand, as gives advice on how to get started recording memoir.

Episode 16 is a retrospective with Marcia about what it was like to tell her life story to Ellie Kahn Personal Historian, who was featured in Episode 15. Honest and forthright, this nonagenarian will get you thinking about what’s stopping you gaining insights from your life.