Author: Michael Oke
Publisher: Jaico
Year: 2006
Language: English
Pages: 132
ISBN/UPC (if available): 817992551X
Description
Your life story is unique, write it down and don’t lose it. If you can write a letter, you really can write a book.
Biographies are not only for celebrities. Normal people’s lives - your own, in fact - can be so much more fascinating and interesting. Experience the joy and fulfillment of writing about yourself, and produce a unique record for generations to come.
REVIEW
This guide will show you how to research, structure, write, present and produce your material in book form. Whether it’s for yourself and your family or a wider audience, the result will be hugely satisfying.
-Insight
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
MICHAEL OKE is a biographer and director of Bound Biographies Limited, a company which helps people write their own life stories. He gives talks, radio interviews and workshops all over the UK, and writes articles on the subject.
Contents
FOREWORD BY NEIL PATRICK
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
INTRODUCTION
Reasons for Writing Your Life Story
Defining the Project
Preparation
Planning the Structure
Considering Alternative Structures
Preparing to Tell the Story
Some Writing Tools
Undertaking the Research
Ready to Write
Difficult Areas
Revising the Manuscript
Presentation
Production
Publishing
GLOSSARY
USEFUL ADDRESSES
FURTHER READING
INDEX