Everyone has fascinating untold stories to tell, whether or not you have lived your life in the limelight. Each of us collects memories during our life that provide insight and a unique perspective. This is why so many of us wish to create a memoir. Sadly, myths surround this art form that keeps people from recording their tales.

If you think writing a memoir is reserved for celebrities, think again. We’re here to shed light on the misconceptions keeping you from penning your personal chronicle:

Misconception #1: You’re Too Young to Write a Memoir

Many people believe a memoir should cover a person’s entire life—that’s why it is often seen as the domain of the old and wise. However, the point of memoirs is to combine poetic truth and unflinching honesty to create a universal experience, one that offers a lyrical yet authentic slice of life for others to learn from.

Memoirs are a far cry from autobiographies, which usually follow your journey from birth to the present day. Instead, memoirs capture a moment in time or a theme. Or they may focus on a trip to the Amazon or the birth of your first baby. You never know how much your story might lead others to discover a fresh take on life.

Misconception #2: Writing a Memoir is Self-Indulgent

It’s easy to think spilling your unseen moments, untold secrets and overlooked revelations is self-indulgent. If you’re not a famous person, what makes other people care about your anecdotes and narrative?

Instead of thinking it’s a form of hedonistic voyeurism, your memoir can be a brave way to express your learnings. True stories are often visceral, and powerful tales that readers can relate to are the perfect art form for stimulating reflection and examination of one’s own life.

Misconception #3: Writing a Memoir is Pointless

A memoir is all about creating connections between your personal experiences, learnings and emotions. You don’t have to be old, famous or wildly eccentric to craft your story in words, especially when you have a message you want to share that tugs at your heart and occupies your mind.

The Bottom Line: Following Your Muse in the Art of Writing a Memoir

If like Picasso you have a muse who inspires your craft you are fortunate as it’s a rare gift. Not everyone has someone to help fire their imagination and transcend everyday life, so if you belong in this category, use your memories as your muse. Dig through your photo albums, search your home and wardrobe for momentous that trigger memories, and visit places from your past that stimulate your sensory memory.

We Can Help You Find Your Voice

Memoirs are not limited to the bold, worldly or famous—everyone has a unique story to tell about the way they navigated through the ups and downs of life. It’s a transformative journey that helps us identify the threads of our lives—sometimes pricking our memory where it hurts and taking steps to heal.

A memoir is the art of selection and arrangement, and anyone is free to share their narrative. But writing your story can be tricky, especially if you don’t know where to start. Fortunately, we can help you find your unique voice. We will enable you to capture your memories and bring them to life on the page.

Get in touch with us at Share Your Life Story for a free consultation. We can help you write, review and publish your untold stories for everyone to enjoy.

It can be daunting trying to craft a life story—sifting through a mountain of files, photos, letters and memorabilia and organising them into a coherent narrative. So overwhelming in fact that many potential memoirists procrastinate and may never end up writing their life story.

Writing a life story or memoir is also one of the most rewarding things you can do. As American President Theodore Roosevelt said, ‘Nothing worth having comes easy,’ and you can apply this to writing. If you’re about to write your life story, here are a few tips to ensure your success:

Prepare by organising your family archive

Come up with an inventory of your reference materials and the places where you can find them. What family documents do you need and where are they stored? You need not have all your sources in one room (though it’s great if you do) but knowing where they are certainly makes the research and pre-writing phase faster.

Photos and journals can help you remember events, experiences and emotions that you can include in your memoir. When gathering resources, include genealogy papers, letters and other historic items for fact-checking.

Come up with a life timeline

Our memories are not linear. We think in puddles; scents, colours and even music stimulates our reminisces. Because of this, some people believe writing should be similarly free and unrestrained. A chronological outline, though, is the best thing you could do to ensure you write a coherent narrative that captures the hearts and minds of your readers.

You can convey spontaneity and vitality in your text without sacrificing order, and a life timeline will enable you to do that. Write down your major life milestones—romances, study, jobs, relocations, getting married and having children, divorce, becoming a grandparent—and the years in which they happened. You can even group these events in terms of life stage—childhood, teen years, university and so on.

Focus your writing on a couple of themes

If there is a specific period you want to cover, like school, university or a stint working overseas, you need not think so much about your theme. Still, some life stories need a little more deliberation in this area. Create a mud map by jotting down your memories, then see if there are common themes. If you find one or more, think about the people, situations and emotions involved and start writing. You’ll find once you begin, you’ll be flooded with vivid images and memories, making it hard to stop.

Ask yourself about the most vital decisions you have made, and the instances where you displayed resilience. What did you learn, and what was the effect on your life afterwards?

You can also think of your best days, your most challenging ones, and what makes you remember these moments. Your career or vocation could also have recurring patterns you could examine through writing. You might also want to reflect on values you want to pass on, and if your life story has instances where you or the people around you show them.

Turn your beautiful memories into a book

Writing a memoir takes time and effort, and it can be challenging trying to craft a captivating narrative out of bits and pieces of memories. You’ll have a smoother time writing your life story if you follow our tips.

At Share Your Life Story, we strive to help everyone unearth their precious moments and make them shine. We can help you turn your memories into a beautiful book, ready to be handed down from one generation to the next. Get in touch with us today for more information.

Although life blesses many people with decades to experience and enjoy, time is fleeting. In the blink of an eye, a moment stops. A year ends, a milestone passes, and before you know it, you’re at the edge of life. Oblivion is difficult to grasp, as it can be quite terrifying—the idea of one day being forgotten is an unwelcome thought, but others have figured out a way to imprint their souls forever—through a memoir.

A memoir is one of the most compelling and permanent ways to capture one’s life, complete with details of emotions and life events that have taken place throughout the years. Writing a memoir can be a self-orientated experience, but if you wish to publish your memoir, there are memoir rules to follow.

Here’s how you can make your life story a more enjoyable experience for your audience. Just follow our four memoir rules.

Memoir rule 1: You Are Writing A Memoir, Not An Autobiography

Before beginning your memoir, you must first understand you are not writing an autobiography. A memoir focuses on specific aspects of your life, be it a turning point, a devastating moment, and essentially any memory of special significance. An autobiography focuses on every aspect of your life, much like a history book brimming with in-depth information.

A memoir, on the other hand, is a moment so engaging you wish to share it with the world. It is usually something your audiences won’t easily forget. To ensure you get the content of your memoir right, first, choose a theme. If you’re writing about something traumatic, your story should exude messages of resilience, hope and courage. Or if your story shares an uplifting or inspiring moment, express your delight in a way that triggers an emotional response in your readers.

Memoir rule 2: Focus Less on Details And More on Purpose And Meaning

The more you focus on vivid sensory memories and emotions, the more captivating our memoir will be. Again, remember you’re not writing an autobiography—you’re writing about joy, hope, courage and resilience—emotions that encompass every wonderful thing that makes you and your readers human.

Be careful to avoid focusing too much on irrelevant details as they reduce the potency of your theme. If your memoir is about overcoming a traumatic accident, for instance, talking about a summer festival your best friends went to without you won’t matter to the story. It won’t be relevant to the situation you’re painting with words, no matter how meaningful it may be to you personally. Limit yourself to sharing those aspects of your life that fit with the wider story you wish to convey.

Memoir rule 3: Honesty Is Crucial

While writing your memoir you may be tempted to put on rose-coloured glasses and look past your flaws and faults. This is not a good idea. You may ask, ‘Why not? It’s the story of my life, so why shouldn’t I present my best self to the world?’ Well, the downside is it renders your memoir biased and self-indulgent—a turnoff for readers. Remember, you need to sound human—that means honestly admitting your weaknesses and flaws and showcasing your strengths in a balanced way that resonates with readers.

Memoir rule 4: Writing A Memoir That Inspires

While the primary goal of writing a memoir is to help keep your memories alive, publishing it allows your story to become a beacon of hope for many people. Writing a memoir requires an open and critical mind, one that can weave a clear message for people to learn from.

Focusing on meaning and honesty ensures your readers get the most out of your story—they’re reading for a reason. Be it comfort or inspiration, this is your opportunity to leave far more than your story to the world.

These memoir rules should help guide you in writing your story, but writing a memoir can be a difficult endeavour. Storytellers at Share your life story are ready to help. We understand how important it is to keep your memories intact, preserving them for the rest of the world to experience. Allow us to help you craft a memoir worth reading. Reach out to us today!

It was Socrates who said the unexamined life is not worth living. He preferred the death sentence to being unable to examine his life. Many would have you believe the past should stay in the past, but the wise know growth is impossible without reflection and introspection. It is essential to look back into our memories, to understand ourselves in the present.

What better way to do this than in a memoir? A memoir maps an aspect of your journey, turning it into a written narrative of a moment in your life. It creates a keepsake by which your family, friends and future generations will remember you. Writing a memoir can help the people closest to you better understand your unique personality. It can also enable you to share the wisdom you gained from the mistakes and triumphs you made along the way.

However, writing a memoir is no simple task, especially with the decades and decades of memories you need to sift through and prioritise. To help you get started, we have created this memoir-writing guide. Read on for some tips and tricks to make writing your memoir easier for you.

1. Write, write and write

The wonderful thing about writing nonfiction is there is no need for invention or creation—only remembrance. While this does not make writing a memoir any more straightforward than writing a novel, it means you will have more than enough content to write. To finish writing your memoir in your proposed timeframe, you must write, write and write to the last scene, then edit, edit, edit and proofread until you are happy with it.

2. Focus on specific events in your life

Memoirs are a subgenre of autobiographical works and capture a specific story or moment in the writer’s life. Memoirs cover particular events or memories rather than the ‘life as a whole’ focus of an autobiography. When writing a memoir, it is vital to remember to concentrate on one aspect of your life rather than meandering through your entire life journey.

3. Be honest

Autobiographical writing is one person’s perspective on the truth surrounding an event or reminiscence. It must be as honest as possible. If your memory fails you, try using recollection joggers such as photos, memorabilia, music and food to bring back long forgotten moments and sensations. If you can’t remember exact details, try to capture the essence of what happened in your descriptions.

Memory is tricky and unreliable, especially as we get older. Ensure you account for these lapses by checking and confirming the facts as much as you can. Google is a terrific tool for fact-checking, as are conversations with other people who shared an event or moment with you.

At the end of the day, we can’t expect memoirists to remember everything perfectly, especially later on in our life when we have so many experiences crammed into our overflowing memory bank!

4. Use the techniques of fiction

Using fiction techniques doesn’t mean manipulating the truth. It means employing fiction techniques such as writing vivid scenes, adopting a hero’s journey structure and creating compelling characters to write more captivating narrative. Use dialogue, foreshadowing, develop a sense of place and adopt a raft of other narrative techniques to bring your memories to life.

This also includes finding a healthy balance between showing and telling. Fiction benefits from more showing and less telling, but memoirists get to enjoy a balance of both.

There is wisdom to be gained by examining every life

As Socrates said, and Plato later wrote, there is wisdom to be gained by examining every life. As you reflect on your life and write your memoir, it is crucial to use literary techniques to produce an engaging and meaningful story that stimulates your readers’ imaginations and touches their hearts. After all, a message is only as effective as its delivery.

If you’re looking to publish your life story as a memoir, send us a message at Share Your Life Story. We make it easy for every person to turn their life into a meaningful piece of literature.

Fathers’ Day is celebrated by millions of people around the world each year. Nothing can deter us from the honouring and thanking our dad, not even the coronavirus pandemic. While Fathers’ Day will undoubtedly look different for many Australians this year because of social distancing rules and lockdowns, we will still indulge our fathers by showering them with expressions of love and of course, gifts.

While it is crucial we pay homage to our fathers for their unconditional love and the countless sacrifices they made for us; this did not always happen. You may ask, ‘When did Father’s Day start? And how?’ With a long and controversial history, we look at its path and how it came to be the festive occasion we know today.

The Origin of Fathers’ Day

Mothers’ Day was first to come about, with some people postulating it dates back to the 1860s. The American Government declared it as a national holiday in 1914. This celebration paved the way for Fathers’ Day. Its humble origin was a sermon in a church in West Virginia in 1908, commemorating 362 men who lost their lives to a coalmining explosion. This occasion became the first American event to honour fathers, but the ceremony began and ended in the four walls of the small church.

After a year, however, a young woman named Sonora Smart Dodd was determined to establish Fathers’ Day as a national holiday. Raised by a single father because of her mother’s early death, Dodd strongly believed we should celebrate fathers as much as mothers. So she started lobbying the American Government. Her advocacy bore fruit when Fathers’ Day was first celebrated in Washington on 19 June 1910.

Individual American states gradually adopted the celebration, and over time, President Richard Nixon declared Fathers’ Day as a national holiday in 1972—it quickly became an overnight sensation, prompting other countries to follow suit. 

Fathers’ Day Celebrations in Australia

Today, Australia is no different. Families all over the country recognise the significance of honouring fathers, but the celebration is on a different date to the rest of the world. Instead of celebrating in June in line with most other countries, Australians celebrate Fathers’ Day on the first Sunday of September.

Fathers’ Day in Australia marks the end of winter’s hibernation and the start of festivities reaching to Christmas and beyond. By celebrating Fathers’ Day in September at the first sign of warmer spring weather, families can get outdoors and enjoy the types of activities many dads love like barbeques, fishing and swimming.

Why It Still Matters

Although the lead-up to the modern celebration of Fathers’ Day involves an avalanche of marketing that offends some people, the spirit of honouring and thanking dads is what matters most. Australian families continue to celebrate with love and zeal despite the commercialisation accompanying Fathers’ Day.

The goal remains to enable fathers and father figures to receive the affection and appreciation they deserve. Millions of Australian families indulge their dad, spending glorious days revelling in the sunshine at parks and beaches or hosting feasts at home or in cafes and restaurants. Children also post heartfelt messages on social media about their dads on Fathers’ Day, letting the world know they have the best father in the world! And of course, we pamper our dads with gifts of all shapes and sizes including socks, ties and undies—some of them with a personal moniker!

‘Why,’ you might ask? The answer is simple—love and appreciation. No amount of marketing can destroy the spirit of Fathers’ Day. As a holiday that began out of intense love for her father, Dodds reminds us of the pivotal role of fathers in our lives. It is only right to continue celebrating dads on their special day and throughout the year.

If you’re hunting for the perfect Fathers’ Day gift, why not allow us to help? The gift of a memoir enables you to enshrine your dad’s life in the pages of history. He deserves to be remembered for many years to come, so celebrate his memory today by preserving his distinctive moments. His story is truly worth telling—buy a gift voucher from us today as the perfect gift!

Fathers’ Day is the celebration of all the things your dad did for you and your family. We celebrate the occasion by giving gifts and hosting family gatherings that help us say thank you to the dad who made our lives special. Instead of buying an expensive gift for your dad that he doesn’t treasure, use the wonder of storytelling to give your father a present he will never forget—a memoir.

The gift of capturing your dad’s story

A memoir is a recollection of a moment in a person’s life, whereas a life story starts at birth and follows a person’s journey as they navigate through childhood, teenage years and adulthood. Capturing, collecting and sharing life experiences can be a joy for the person featuring in the memoir as they remember who they are and what they’ve experienced during their life. A memoir or life story can also bring joy to your dad’s loved ones. Preparing to write a memoir can be a challenging feat. However, you can break down your project into different tasks to make it easier to manage.

In this article, we will help guide you through five steps in writing your dad’s memoir.

1. List your questions

Before you ask your dad for time to sit down and talk, you should first list all the questions you want to ask him. They can range from general topics about growing up, where he went to school, his favourite hobbies or what age he got his first job. Try to remember your own stories about him that you want to hear from his perspective. Compile all these memories and anecdotes into a comprehensive document and be ready to fill out your dad’s responses during your conversations.

2. Prepare to listen to long-winded stories

For your interviews, you must set aside some time in your schedule to help your dad recall events or to go through different memory joggers. It’s this part of memoir writing that makes the writing more genuine. Sometimes you may not get the answers you were looking for, but you’ll be surprised to hear some new information. If your dad’s stories are long-winded and you run out of time in an interview before getting to key questions you yearn to ask him, you can always backtrack in future interviews. Depending on the length of book you plan to write, be prepared to do three to six two-hour interviews.

3. Spread out your schedule for sessions

Writing a memoir for your dad isn’t as easy as having one long interview with him. You will need to do multiple sessions if you want to get detailed information for your book. Because of this, you need to take notes of your conversations. You can also use your iPhone to record what your dad says. Afterwards you can transcribe the interview then use the transcript as the raw material you embellish during your storytelling.

4. Engage in an activity to remember the past

One effective way to help your dad open up is by doing an activity together. It can be as simple as looking through his old photo albums, to something grander, such as taking a trip together to his childhood home or first school. Engaging in an activity while reminiscing can help jog his memory about essential milestones in his life. Besides giving you insights about your dad, you’re also making new memories by choosing to spend quality time with him.

5. Give yourself time to process your thoughts

The beauty in writing about your dad’s life is that you can include your own perspective about him. After you collect all the historical information you need, ask yourself a few questions about how you felt throughout your journey in learning more about your dad. The inclusion of your insights can complement your dad’s life experiences and lead to a captivating life story.

Conclusion

Storytelling is almost second nature for us humans, which is why so many people tell stories about the past or take pictures of the present to remember. Commemorating your dad through a manuscript that shares his life journey is a keepsake he will treasure for the rest of his days.

Not all of us are gifted with the skill of storytelling, which is why our highly qualified writers at Share your life story can help you in writing the perfect personal gift for your dad and other loved ones. Get in touch with us today to enquire about our memoir gift vouchers!

If you’re reading this, it means you’re looking for ideas for a unique gift to give to your Dad on Fathers’ Day. Someone as distinctive as your father needs a one-of-a-kind gift, and we’re not talking about a personalised tie or a funny mug. Instead, how about opting for a gift that truly honours a remarkable person who has shaped you—a gift voucher for a memoir?

Why should my father have a memoir written about him?

In many societies, fathers are seen as authority figures with an air of solemnity around them. Though this is changing today, some people still view fathers in the traditional sense. Compared with other members of the family, we rarely cast dads in a sentimental light. It may be no surprise then that writing about him may be a new concept for you.

Writing your dad’s memoir will disclose insights about him you hadn’t previously realised. Equally, it will reveal details about your relationship with him. This can lead you to discover more about your father and to appreciate the extent to which he influenced you while you were growing up. By seeing how much you value him, your father will strengthen his sense of purpose and identity as a treasured dad. Who knows, writing your dad’s memoir might inspire him to write his entire life story, from birth to the present day!

How do you write another person’s life story?

When you write a memoir, start by selecting one of the most valuable memories you have of your father. Imagine what the scene looked like, your surroundings, the mood, what you were doing, what you both looked like, and the conversation you shared. Don’t worry about the exact words—just write the dialogue as you recall it, keeping in mind its true essence. Write in a style that reflects your personality and that of your dad.

Reveal what you felt at the time of the memory. Express emotions that were present and describe them. By showing this side of you, your father will gain a deeper understanding of who you are, and it will enable him to develop an even closer relationship with you. From there, you can repeat the process with other important moments when your father left an impression on you or touched your heart. Eventually, you will come up with a life story that will memorialise his legacy—a perfect gift your dad, you and your entire family will treasure forever.

I’m not keen on writing, how can I give Dad a memoir?

Don’t worry if writing isn’t your thing. You can enlist professionals to write it for you. The book doesn’t have to be a doorstopper—there are life stories as short as 4,000 words, capturing a few weeks or moments of a person’s life. Of course, you can make your story longer; it is all according to your preference.

Better yet, give your father the chance to construct his own life story by giving him a voucher for memoir-writing services. This way, he can steer the narrative and highlight the things he wants readers to remember about his life.

Give your father the gift of remembrance

Fathers’ Day is a special occasion to honour your dad and thank him for all he has done for you. Give him a unique gift this year by presenting him with a memoir of one of his fondest memories, or a voucher for him to avail of professional services to do the writing for him.

At Share your life story, we believe everyone’s life story is worth telling. We can turn stories into a beautiful hardcover book so your dad’s memories will last forever. Through interviews, photographs, videos and archives, we can write a memoir for you or someone special. Get in touch with us today for details.

Fathers’ Day is fast approaching us. Many of the fathers I speak to tell me the rapture they feel about being a dad. About spending precious time with their kids. They say every day is like Fathers’ Day when their children are around them. And their children share the unimaginable joy their fathers brought to their lives while they were growing up and continue to do so today. A dad who is always there for us has an impact beyond unconditional love, hugs and inspiration—he also brings hard lessons for us to learn from, he challenges us to be the best person we can be and he picks us up when life beats us down.

As we approach Fathers’ Day, here are three reasons why it’s time to ask your dad his story—and record it for him, the entire family and future generations to enjoy. If you don’t feel about writing it yourself, our writers at Share your life story can write it for you by interviewing your dad and turning his memories into a beautiful book.

Reason #1: Maybe he helped you become a well-balanced person?

Your dad has most likely influenced your attitudes and behaviour, making you the person you are now. Both your parents will have influenced who you are as an adult, but often they have different influences, depending on their own upbringing, family history, interests, education and a raft of other variables. This is good because    

Perhaps he was strict, and through discipline attempted to prepare you for the real world? Or he may have acted as your role model and mentor, helping you to aspire to greatness. Why not talk about his influence on you as you embarked on your journey?

Reason #2: He inspired you to strive 

Having your father present at footie training, ballet classes, netball comps, speech nights, concerts or when you struggled with incredibly complex maths problems may have motivated you to strive to improve. You owe it to him to share with the world the way he gave you a life brimming with opportunities—so go ahead, talk about his tremendous contribution to your life and the amazing journey you have shared together. 

Reason #3: He taught you about empathy and compassion

With a firm and loving father by your side, you grew up sensitive to those around you. You understand kindness and forgiveness, empathy and compassion. A story about how your father’s life helped you shape your own is a story worth sharing!

Tell His Story For Other Generations to Hear

My dad was nurturing, and he was involved in my life every step of the way. His influence profoundly shaped the person I am today. If like me your father was by your side, why not turn his story into something others can enjoy?

As we approach Fathers’ Day, why not give your dad the ultimate gift by immortalising his memory? Share your life story believes in the power of memories, as well as the art form of capturing and preserving the best of life stories. Allow us to write about your father’s warmth and love for you, his quirky habits and memorable moments—buy a gift voucher from us today and surprise your dad this Fathers’ Day! It is a gift that will live on forever.

The ability to write about your life is a blessing to behold. There’s something immensely rewarding about being able to leave a legacy of stories behind, one that people can go back to as the years pass by. It’s quite like preserving a part of yourself in this world, an imprint that lives on forever.

While writing about your life may seem easy enough, it’s important to note that your family and friends played essential roles in your life. Unfortunately, writing about them can be like playing with fire, as wrong depictions can either offend or alienate, especially if relationships are sensitive or fragile.

Writing truthfully about your family and friends can be the biggest hurdle to your project because while you want your stories to accurately reflect what happened, issues may arise in the telling of these stories. Here are some of the most pressing problems, along with ways in which you can best deal with them:

Concern #1: The prospect of embarrassing someone 

As you enter your writing journey, remember that it’s your work. It mainly talks about the details of your life, so includes people who’ve impacted your life along the way. Unfortunately, not everyone will be ecstatic about being included in your story, as it may contain personal thoughts about their actions and behaviours.

How to deal with it: Define the purpose of your story, and once you do, fully commit yourself to it. For every aspect of your story, determine if it fulfils its purpose. If talking about a family member who bullied you speaks volumes about your resilience or personal development, feel free to include it. So long as you keep their identity vague by using an alternative name or physical features, and it supports your overall story, you’re free to write about the person.

Concern #2: The prospect of someone challenging your perspective 

Your life is parallel to another person’s life, and although you have both been at an event or in a situation, your versions of the story will never be the same. You’ve likely interpreted a circumstance differently, which is a far cry from the other person’s experiences. This could lead to judgement and even scorn, leaving your work vulnerable to challenge.

How to deal with it: The best way to deal with this is to talk it out with the people concerned. Please share your story and listen to theirs and try hard to piece the fragments together. Be open about their interpretations and views about an event and ask questions when necessary. By doing so, you gain not only permission but a powerful grasp of whether it serves a purpose.

Concern #3: The prospect of hurting or angering someone

We all deal with people with whom we may have shared negative experiences, like an ex-spouse or an angry parent. Writing about your experiences with them freely could cause problems and foster feelings of hurt and anger.

How to deal with it: You’re writing a story about your life that includes a narrative of your experiences, development and emotions. It should depict your reactions to the actions of other people in the most honest way possible. However, it’s always a smart idea to approach your writing with a broader perspective. There may be motivations to their actions or specific explanations to their behaviour—a little compassion goes a long way.

Beyond the Words

Your writing project about your life is a testament to your reality. While it may be a different interpretation from someone else’s perspective, it’s your truth and their reactions will be something you cannot fully control. You can either receive a positive or negative response, but as you write about your friends and family, remember to practise caution and compassion.

If you’re consumed with a passion to write about your life story but do not understand where to begin, contact us today. We believe your memories are precious, making memoirs a vital part of preserving and celebrating life. To capture the best of your life’s moments, allow Share your life story to write it for you. Get in touch with us to learn more.

Life is a tremendous journey and hardly ever smooth sailing. Still, by embracing every opportunity, your life can be a fulfilling adventure. Overcoming personal hurdles is one thing but being able to leverage the experience to inspire others can make a more powerful impact than you’d expect. Though looking back at hardships you’ve endured can be challenging, your story has the potential to serve as someone’s motivation and guiding light.

You’re a Hero to Someone, Whether or Not You Know It

You needn’t be perfect or famous for other people to admire you. Your strength and resilience will shine through and enrich others, regardless of the amount of effort it took to conquer the battles you’ve faced.

Writing a memoir might have a lot to do with deciding whether you feel your life is a story worth telling. Believe us—it is! While your past may not be something you want to dwell on, reflecting on it and writing about your experiences can inspire family members and friends. It might even resonate with readers you don’t know and at the same time empower you. While past ordeals might not be something you want to look back on, being able to compare where you were then with where you are now can be reassuring. And doing it publicly can embolden you.

Your Story Can Change Lives

If you’ve ever browsed through the autobiography or memoir sections of a bookstore, you’re likely to have come across stories about abuse or addiction. Such stories can benefit readers who find themselves in similar situations and are searching for strategies to move forward and overcome their trauma. Reading your story will reassure them they too can thrive.

Not every memoir is built upon a tragic life story. Some of the most fascinating modern memoirs are about validating those who are facing challenges that may seem trivial to others, such as choosing the right career path or struggling to pursue a passion that seems out of reach.

If you feel your journey hasn’t been eventful enough to be translated into a memoir, think again. Every life story is captivating, regardless of how many headlines it has (or hasn’t) made.

You’re Not Alone, No Matter How Much You Think You Are

If you’ve encountered an issue you believe others have also confronted, why not share it? Who knows, it could help someone in a similar situation?

It’s important to reinforce to especially young audiences that their feelings about a particular problem are always valid and that what matters is how they come to terms with it. Remember, what you’ve gone through isn’t what shapes you—it’s how you process and handle the situation that matters. As a child, it’s challenging to reconcile tumultuous emotions, so letting youthful readers know that what they’re going through is perfectly normal can make an enormous difference to them.

Conclusion

No matter how normal or abnormal you feel your life has been, your story is always worth sharing. No-one’s life follows an identical path to another—your relationships, high points, hardships and experiences are still uniquely yours and can be captured in a memoir that matters.

Are you looking for a writer to turn your life story into a beautiful hardcover book? Get in touch with us today at Share your life story; we can bring your stories to life in just four easy steps!