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    Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Memoir
    Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Memoir
    Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Memoir
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    Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Memoir

    By Rhythm Prism

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    There is no mystery to writing a book, although there is magic. That magic comes from you, from your imagination and your insight. No one can create a book exactly like yours because no one is exactly like you.

    "Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Memoir" guides you through the process of creating a record of your life. The book offers step-by-step instructions and the example of a completed memoir.

    With "Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Memoir" as a guide, everyone can allow a little bit of personal magic to shine through their words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherRhythm Prism
    Release dateMar 24, 2015
    ISBN9781311746917
    Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Memoir
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    Rhythm Prism

    Rhythm Prism's catalogue is constantly growing. The most recent additions are geared toward a general readership. These newer books do not eclipse our earlier issues. These encompass adult/youth writing development and education for school-age youth.All of Rhythm Prism's books are guided by a few basic principles: learning is a lifelong process; complex material can be explained in simple terms; pictures always enhance text; responsible research is essential to every work of nonfiction. There's a final, over-arching principle: don't bore the reader.A wide range of subjects is covered. This ambitious scope is a reflection of our writer's perspective. A. G. Moore has been a teacher, a student, a researcher and an author. Each of these skills is evident in the books she produces.Please take a look at our books for adults and youth. Check back regularly because we are always developing new material.

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      Ten Easy Steps to Writing Your Memoir - Rhythm Prism

      Chapter 1

      Step #1 Here you dedicate your book and thank those you would like to remember.

      •Dedicated to:

      •Because:

      •I would like to thank:

      •Because:

      Step #2 This section tells people just a little bit about you.

      Reflecting Introduction

      •Your name:

      •A picture of you at the age of:

      •What is going on in the picture on the previous page? Where it was taken? Is someone in the picture with you? Explain why this picture in particular was chosen to start your book.

      •How would you describe yourself? Do you think others see you this way?

      •What is the most important trait you possess? Has this trait been an asset? Explain how this has influenced the course of your life.

      Chapter 2

      Step #3: Here you will write about your youth.

      Think Back...

      •When were you born?

      •Find a picture of you as an infant, either alone or with others. If there is no picture of you as an infant, perhaps there is one of a news event that was occurring when you were born, something memorable to people in your community.

      •Where were you born? Was it winter or summer? Were you born into comfortable circumstances or were there financial challenges? Were there other challenges, such as disruptions in the home, or community?

      •Do you have memories of the earliest years of your life? If not, can you tell stories you heard from those who knew you back then?

      •Try to find some pictures that show what you were like, and what life was like, when you were a child.

      •Describe scenes in these pictures. Identify people, if you can.

      •Can you remember any dramatic news event that caused a public stir during those early years? Describe how this event seemed to you as a

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