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Autobiography and memoir

Could a ghostwriter help you write your story?

Ghostwriter

If your ambition is to write your memoir or life story or to write your family history but you just don’t have the time or confidence to write it yourself, then using a ghostwriter could be the answer. Reasons why

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Blogging your memoir – 8 tips on how to get started

Blogging your memoir

If you have been thinking about writing a memoir but are unsure of how to get started, why not try blogging it. Blogging your memoir is an excellent way of connecting with and building up an audience as you tell your story.

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Capture your life in six words with a six-word memoir

Capture your life in six words with a six-word memoir

Could you capture your life in six words with a six-word memoir? Legend has it that in the 1920s Ernest Hemingway made a $10 bet with some friends that he could write a story in six words and this is what

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Should you stick to the facts in a memoir?

Should you stick to the facts in a memoir

A memoir is a literary work but unlike fiction it has to be based on truth. This can sometimes be a problem because when we recall memories we don’t necessarily remember things accurately. Your memory of a specific event may well differ

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Writing a memoir – finding your topic and theme

Writing a memoir

If you are keen to start writing about your life but are daunted or overwhelmed by the idea of writing your complete life story, then why not start by writing a memoir. What is a memoir? A memoir is all

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Start writing your memoir

Start writing your memoir

If you have already come up with some possible topics and/or themes for your memoir (if not, check out Writing your memoir – finding your topic and theme), here are a few tips on how to start writing your memoir. Do

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You don’t have to be famous to write a memoir

You don't have to be famous to write a memoir

You don’t have to be famous to write a memoir but it does help if you want to write an autobiography. This doesn’t mean that you shouldn’t write your autobiography, but if you are hoping it will reach an audience beyond your family

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Autobiographies and memoirs – what’s the difference?

Autobiographies and memoirs

The titles memoir and autobiography are sometimes used interchangeably but they are not actually the same. Autobiographies and memoirs are both written in the first person and both tell the story of someone’s life but whereas an autobiography is typically

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