Writing Your Life Story Heres How to Get Started - WritersLife.org     Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit  Where to follow and listen to WritersLife.org:    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/writerslifeorg/    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/writerslife.org/     Twitter: http://www.Twitter.com/writerslifeorg    Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/writerslifeorg/    Google +: http://www.WritersLife.org/googleplus     Website: http://www.WritersLife.org   Products: http://www.WritersLife.org/shop    Podcast: http://writerslife.org/podcast    Join Our Team: http://writerslife.org/contribute/    Advertise your book and.or writing  https://www.facebook.com/WritersLifeAdvertisingPlatform/?ref=br_rs   Thank you for listening Please Share it. We LOVE to read comments so please leave a comment and subscribe to Our channel:  https://www.youtube.com/writerslifeorg Grab your free writer's toolkit by going to  http://www.writerslife.org/finish-your-book ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hello there is Peter here again with more tips and advice for writers from writers life and coming up this time writing your life story here's how to get started if you think your life would make very interesting reading then turning it into a story or writing a memoir can be an exciting and rewarding challenge writing your life story however may not be as easy as it seems on the one hand you've got all the information there and you've got an inside perspective to everything that happened making it easy for you to tell the tale from a unique perspective however you still have to work hard to get your audience on board and once you get started you'll soon realize it's not as easy as simply transferring all your memories down onto a Word document if you want your story to be read and appreciated by others there are lots of things you need to think about so here's how to get started first get everything down in the beginning you just need to get everything down don't worry about timelines continuity or even making it sound that good just literally jot down or map out all the significant parts of your life that you want to include in your book and then begin to flesh them out next get organized now it's time to get organized think about how you want to present your life story will events unfold chronologically or will you group parts of your life together according to particular themes decide which direction you want to go in and start organizing your content to begin to shape your book next be honest when it comes down to writing your life story you should be honest with your reader and yourself - tapping into raw and often brutal emotions and memories is often the way to get the best material and though it might seem painful and scary will make your book resonate with more people and your bravery will be admired next do your research just because it's your stories and memories doesn't mean you don't have to do your research you'll no doubt write about other people in your memoir so where you can make sure you talk to them discuss the memories or versions of events you have and see if they match up next consider the reader remember that it's essential to consider your reader at all time what may seem interesting as significant to you might not be so much to them so always think about how to tell your story as if you were hearing it for the first time and didn't know any of the people or the history behind it how can you make your story have an impact on people how can you make them care an X you x' poetic license sometimes the need to embellish certain aspects of a real-life story becomes apparent and that's okay if you want to get creative and change the outcome or the unfolding of specific events the author's every right to do so if you think he will please your reader and make for a better tale however just remember if you are positioning your story as a work of complete truth you do need to be careful here if your readers find out you have twisted certain events or haven't been completely honest they could end up feeling cheated and letdown writing your life story can be hugely cathartic and rewarding and can be a great way to become a successful writer too so if you think your life stories worth telling follow these tips and get started today and remember if you're struggling to write or finish your book our free write is talking can help with it your how to overcome procrastination get organized stay focused find time to write and finally get your book published to get access to it now while it's still available simply go to http://www.writerslife.org/toolkit   that's it for now be sure to give us a thumbs up if you like this video and subscribe to our channel for more my name is Peter this has been writers life and I'll be back with more tips and advice for writers so thank you for watching bye for now