Turn your memories into memoir
Are you one of the 80 per cent of people with a dream of writing a book one day?
Your life stories make fascinating reading. Written in a compelling way, they have the power to inspire those who read your words.
Do you want to write your memoir and share stories that allow your readers to step inside your life for a while? Do you want to write a non-fiction book, a column or newsletter, that includes personal anecdotes that inspire your readers to think or act differently? Do you have stories to tell that are worth sharing? If so, then you may like to explore writing your life story.
I have been teaching Write Your Life Story classes for a while now, and continue to be thrilled by the progress made by my students as they learn the tools that will give their memories a voice. During the feedback sessions, I watch in awe as each story inspires the other students and resonates with the entire class.
DON’T START WRITING YOUR LIFE STORY UNTIL YOU HAVE SEEN THIS . . .
I know, I know, we all learn by our mistakes, right? But no on knows more than I do, after 26 books and thousands of articles that writing can be a labour of love. You sit around waiting for ideas, then write your first draft, worrying all the time whether you are on the right track. And then you polish and revise it until you think it’s up to scratch. And even then, you are not quite sure . . .
It can take months, of not years, to write your life story, so why not follow a short home study program teaching you how to Write Your Life Stories and GET IT RIGHT FIRST TIME?
Read on, for my recipe for success, take advantage of the free tasters I have concocted for you right now, right here, and then make your mind up for yourself . . .
My recipe for success
- Learn how to write compelling life stories that leap off the page and resonate with the reader.
- Learn how to add SPICE to your life stories.
- Learn how to write about childhood, people, places, themes and humour.
- Find out where the best ideas come from and how to let those ideas flow from your fingers.
- Learn how to write in complete stories with plot, pace, characters and scenes that you reader can picture clearly.
- Follow a complete program comprising workbook, 16 exercises and podcast versions of every lesson, so you can reinforce what you learn by listening to the lessons too.
- Learn from others who have written their stories too. Be inspired by extracts from other students and published writers. Keep reading and you’ll get the chance to listen to one of those extracts absolutely free.
- 200 additional Inspirational JustWrite ideas to keep those stories coming long after the program is finished. Read on and I’ll let you try 12 JustWrite triggers for yourself, free of charge.
- Choose whether to work with a personal tutor at your own pace, or work alone.
- Work with us to polish your best work and ultimately turn that into a published book, if you would like.
- Eight lessons to follow at your own pace.
- One critique of a piece of homework of your choice absolutely free!
Who needs to write life story?
If you have led an interesting life, you owe it to yourself, your family and those who look up to you, to share the best stories by putting them down on paper.
If you are an expert who wants to write articles or non-fiction on your specialist subject then you need to be able to write your story. Your story as the author of the piece is paramount and the journey you took and the things that happened to you along the way as you became an authority on the subjects about which you now write. Quite simply, you need to be able to write about yourself in scenes and stories, with characters, dialogue and action. My Write Your Life Stories program will show you how.
Sharing what I know to help others to grow
I don’t want to keep all the secrets I have learned to myself and so that is why, for the last 15 years I have devised and run workshops that teach others what I have learned too. My students have gone on to be published too, and you will find examples of their work in bookstores and magazines all over the world. I mentor budding authors and journalists to help them every step of the way, from pipedream to publication. But not all my clients want fame, reputation and money, many simply want to record their life stories so that they can leave a wonderful legacy for their children and grandchildren. I am now turning all my live workshops into home study programs so that anyone, anywhere, can benefit from my knowledge and help.
You all know that one of the best ways to learn how to do something yourself is to research what the experts are doing first . . . and then emulate them, don’t you?
When I was starting out, I always began by seeking out role models, seeing how they did it and then doing the same myself. I’d spend months reading stuff like I wanted to produce myself, taking it apart and analyzing how they had been crafted. I worked out what elements, or ingredients, were being used in each type of publication and the way they had been put together, or recipe. I worked out what made them work, did the same myself and guess what? I had my first ever book idea accepted by the first publisher I approached! Not only did I have my first article accepted too, but the editor of that magazine hired me on the spot to write for her every month for the next few years.
And then, a few years ago, I realized that all writing needs one special ingredient above all. It needs story. And so I have read countless memoirs and life stories to see how they too have been put together.
Through that research, I have worked out that stories only interest the reader if they have SPICE. The five ingredients that make your story leap off the page. Those ingredients are Specifics, Place, Incident, Character and Emotion. My Write Your Life Stories home study program will show you how to add this vital ingredient, SPICE, to your stories so that they live again for the reader and are compelling.
Would you like to take advantage of all my knowledge and get started on your own life story in double quick time? Like I said, my motto is ‘sharing what I know to help others to grow.’ My mission is to share this with as many people as possible, so they too can write life stories that leap off the page.
Testimonials
“Jo changed the way I saw writing – and myself. ‘Sharing what I know to help others to grow’ is not just Jo’s tagline. It’s her passion. Jo’s excellent training (in her workshop and her books) and her sincere affirmation gave me courage to begin a blog and a book. She even connected me to a publisher in need of a writer (You’ll see CultureSmart! India in your local bookstore next Fall)!
I recommend Jo to other writers-in-waiting. Wait no longer.”Becky Stephen, www.mylightspot.blogspot.com
“My life changed after attending Jo’s course. Using her techniques and driven by her inspiration and enthusiasm, I regularly ‘put pen to paper’. Drawing on my own experiences has enabled me to write and be published, something I could never have imagined.”
Anne Huscroft, www.theglobalgrandparent.com
- A 45 minute video of me, delivering a write your life story workshop to international students at the Expatriate Archive Centre in The Hague, Netherlands worth €30
- A BONUS LESSON of editing tips, the twenty most common mistakes and an example of a piece of writing as it moves through the editing process with one of our professional tutors worth €18
- ONE BONUS CRITIQUE – yes, we will give you feedback on one piece of homework of your choice absolutely free (this offer is confined to the first 50 purchasers only) worth €30
Try a taste of the course free of charge, now
Taster one
Listen to a 3 minute extract from one of the podcasts here. After a short introduction by me, explaining what you need to look out for, you will hear a piece called ‘My first memory’, written by one of my students, Celeste Maguire, during a class given by me that focused on writing about childhood.
Taster two
Click here to download a sheet of 12 Inspirational JustWrite stickers. Print them out, pick one at random, paste it into your notebook and write whatever comes into your head on that topic. Write yourself dry.
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