Life Writing for Beginners
Has anyone ever told you that you’ve led an interesting life or that you had an incredible experience that should be shared with others? Maybe nobody’s ever said those words, exactly, to you, but you feel you have lessons to share with the world.
Writing about your life can be an incredibly powerful process. And you don’t have to publish your story, if you don’t want to! I’ve worked with many authors who simply want to shape their experiences into a form that can be shared amongst family and friends (and preserved for their own benefit).
Life Writing Includes…
📖 a book
📃 a short story
📓 a collection of essays
📝 poetry
🎶 songs
🎭 performance (theatre, comedy)
🎙️ podcasting
👩🏻💻 blogging
💻 social media
Whether you wish to share your story/experience with the world or create something powerful for yourself, i invite you to start writing about your life.
You don’t need to have participated in an ultra-marathon, won a million dollars, healed from a devastating illness/injury, or experienced trauma to write your life story (you can absolutely write about these things, of course, if they are part of your life!). As a professional editor, I get the honour of reading many life stories and each one has a value to share with the world. Each one is different in its telling and each one has a different focus.
Memoirs are one of the top selling genres right now. We just love reading about other people’s lives! So, what makes your story different from any other on the shelf? Answer: It’s not yet written down.
That’s it. That’s the only difference. Those memoirs you see in bookstores? Those authors were once where you sit now. So the only difference is that those authors made a decision to write their story and then took active steps to achieve their goal.
I offer opportunities to work on your life writing, both privately or as part of a group.
Whether your life is something that could be the next big Netflix series or you just want to write for your own benefit, here’s a chance to start turning that project from “I should do that someday” to “Oh my gosh, I’m actually doing this!”
Listen to my Podcast on Life Writing
These Are Our Stories is a podcast that dives into the power of human stories. What drives people to share raw, personal experiences (and not always happy ones at that)? Where does this need to chronicle our life experiences come from? And how can we share them?
My guests have all taken this journey and are in one stage or another of the life writing process. Some have published books out in the world. Others are still in the drafting stage. Some are writing books, but others are sharing via blogs/social media, poetry collections, essays, and even live performance.
There’s all kinds of creative ways to share your story!
I CAN HELP YOU WRITE YOUR STORY.
Has writing your story been on your mind for a while, but you have no idea where to start?
Have you started to write your story many times over the years but can’t seem to make any progress?
Have you only just now, after seeing this page, thought about writing your story?
Whether you wish to see your book on a shelf of a local bookseller or you’d like to create something that you safely tuck away on a shelf in your home for your eyes only, writing about your life experiences is not easy. No matter what your ultimate goal is and regardless of whether you want to see it published, sharing your story involves many steps and emotions.
When it comes to writing about your life, there’s no one set structure. All that matters is…you!
