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How to Preserve the Family Stories Behind Old Photos

How to Preserve the Family Stories Behind Old Photos

How to Preserve the Family Stories Behind Old Photos An old photograph can bring a room, a person, or an entire season of life back in an instant. You may recognize the porch before you remember th ...

How to Build a Memoir Habit in 15 Minutes a Week

How to Build a Memoir Habit in 15 Minutes a Week

How to Build a Memoir Habit in 15 Minutes a Week You do not need a free weekend, a quiet study, or a finished outline to begin your memoir. You need a small opening in your week and a memory you ar ...

How to Write About Your Career in a Life Memoir

How to Write About Your Career in a Life Memoir

How to Write About Your Career in a Life Memoir Your career is more than a list of positions, promotions, and accomplishments. It is a record of the people who opened doors for you, the risks you t ...

10 Questions to Try Before Creating Your Full Memoir

10 Questions to Try Before Creating Your Full Memoir

10 Questions to Try Before Creating Your Full Memoir Starting a memoir can feel like standing in front of an entire lifetime and trying to choose the first step. Should you begin with childhood? Yo ...

How to Listen to Your Memoir Page and Keep Your Story Close

How to Listen to Your Memoir Page and Keep Your Story Close

How to Listen to Your Memoir Page and Keep Your Story Close A memoir is usually imagined as something you read. But the stories that stay with us are often the ones we hear: a parent telling the sa ...

How to Preserve Family Recipes and Traditions in a Life Memoir

How to Preserve Family Recipes and Traditions in a Life Memoir

How to Preserve Family Recipes and Traditions in a Life Memoir A recipe is rarely only a recipe. It may carry the sound of a particular kitchen, the person who taught you to make it, the shortcut e ...

How to Review Family Contributions to Your Life Memoir

How to Review Family Contributions to Your Life Memoir

How to Review Family Contributions to Your Life Memoir A family memoir can hold more than one point of view. Someone who grew up beside you may remember a detail you have forgotten, describe a fami ...

How to Choose a Title and Cover for Your Life Memoir

How to Choose a Title and Cover for Your Life Memoir

How to Choose a Title and Cover for Your Life Memoir A memoir can begin as a collection of answers: a childhood scene, a family tradition, a turning point, or a lesson you learned slowly. As those ...

How Follow-Up Questions Help You Write a Deeper Memoir

How Follow-Up Questions Help You Write a Deeper Memoir

How Follow-Up Questions Help You Write a Deeper Memoir A broad question can open the door to a memory. A thoughtful follow-up can help you notice what is waiting on the other side. You might be as ...

How to Create a Memoir Without Recording Yourself

How to Create a Memoir Without Recording Yourself

How to Create a Memoir Without Recording Yourself Some people can talk about a memory easily. Others find that their thoughts become clearer when they have time to write. If you would rather choose ...

How to Share Your Life Memoir in Five Meaningful Formats

How to Share Your Life Memoir in Five Meaningful Formats

How to Share Your Life Memoir in Five Meaningful Formats A memoir is more than a document. It is a way for people to spend time with your memories, your perspective, and the details that make your ...

How to Invite Your Family to Contribute to Your Life Memoir

How to Invite Your Family to Contribute to Your Life Memoir

How to Invite Your Family to Contribute to Your Life Memoir A life story is personal, but it does not have to be created alone. The people who shared your home, holidays, work, travels, and turning ...

Meaningful Life Story Gift Ideas for Someone You Love

Meaningful Life Story Gift Ideas for Someone You Love

Give a Gift That Preserves a Life Story The most meaningful gifts are often the ones that carry a person’s memories, voice, and values forward. Life Memoirs gives someone you love a simple way to ...