Write Your Life Story

Share Your Biography With Future Generations

What you'll learn
Turn your life into story
Tell the story of your ancestors
Share your experiences with the next generation
Add excitement and energy to your writing
Dozens of writing prompts will jog your memory
Write thematically, chronologically or anecdotally
Bring your work to life with great dialogue
Polish your writing and get into print
Share your life with family and friends
Requirements
Open to everyone with a story to tell
Description
Everyone has a story to tell. Don't let yours be lost! Share your life story, or the story of family members with future generations. Children and grandchildren cherish the words we pass on to them and will return to them time and again. This course shows you how to create an exciting and engaging biography or autobiography to share with friends, family and the world. It begins by introducing you to what makes a great biography, including:Why Write Your Life Story?Biography or Autobiography?How to Write Your StoryJournals, Blogs, Articles, Recordings, Stories and NovelsTailoring Your Story for Your AudienceDo’s and Don’ts Then you'll choose the approach to organize your story:Fact or FictionChronological OrganizationThematic OrganizationAnecdotal OrganizationYou'll learn techniques for creating professional writing including:Plot vs. StoryStory StructureViewpoint and TenseDialogueSettings The heart of the course is a series of writing prompts that will get you brainstorming and turn your ideas into reality. Following these suggestions, your life will take shape on the page, almost magically:Writing Prompts - PhotosWriting Prompts - ConversationsWriting Prompts - Q&AWriting Prompts - AncestorsWriting Prompts - Where Were You When…?Writing Prompts - ChildhoodWriting Prompts - Toys and PossessionsWriting Prompts - PetsWriting Prompts - Growing UpWriting Prompts - AccomplishmentsWriting Prompts - SpiritualityWriting Prompts - HolidaysWriting Prompts - RomanceWriting Prompts - The Black MomentWriting Prompts - ChangesWriting Prompts - Children and Grandchildren Once your story is written, we'll look at the fun process of polishing and publishing your story:Writing BigPolishing Your WorkIllustrations and CoversCopyrights and Permissions Finally, with your manuscript finished, we'll show you how to share it with the world:Getting Into PrintE-booksMarketingNext Steps In this lively and fun course, Steve Alcorn shows you how to achieve your dream. Step by step, you'll bring your story to life. Imagine the fun you and your family will have sharing these experiences! Whether you're a first time or experienced writer, Write Your Life Story will show you how to share your history with others. Enroll now!

Overview

Section 1: Your Life Story

Lecture 1 Introduction

Lecture 2 Why Write Your Life Story?

Lecture 3 Biography or Autobiography?

Lecture 4 How to Write Your Story

Lecture 5 Journals, Blogs, Articles, Recordings, Stories and Novels

Lecture 6 Tailoring Your Story for Your Audience - Themes

Lecture 7 Do’s and Don’ts

Section 2: Structure

Lecture 8 Fact or Fiction

Lecture 9 Chronological Organization

Lecture 10 Thematic Organization

Lecture 11 Anecdotal Organization

Lecture 12 Types of Life Stories

Section 3: Writing Tools

Lecture 13 Plot vs. Story

Lecture 14 Story Structure

Lecture 15 Viewpoint and Tense

Lecture 16 Dialogue

Lecture 17 Settings

Section 4: Writing Prompts

Lecture 18 Photos

Lecture 19 Conversations

Lecture 20 Q&A

Lecture 21 Ancestors

Lecture 22 Where Were You When…?

Lecture 23 Childhood

Lecture 24 Toys and Possessions

Lecture 25 Pets

Lecture 26 Growing Up

Lecture 27 Accomplishments

Lecture 28 Spirituality

Lecture 29 Holidays

Lecture 30 Romance

Lecture 31 The Black Moment

Lecture 32 Changes

Lecture 33 Children and Grandchildren

Section 5: Your Manuscript

Lecture 34 Writing Big

Lecture 35 Writing Well - Polishing Your Work

Lecture 36 Illustrations and Covers

Lecture 37 Copyrights and Permissions

Section 6: Publishing Your Work

Lecture 38 Getting Into Print

Lecture 39 E-books

Lecture 40 Marketing

Lecture 41 Next Steps

For First time or Experienced Writers,Everyone has a story to tell - It's your turn!