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Life story

Writing your life story – get started with these memory jogging tips

Writing your life story

Have you been thinking about writing your life story but haven’t got a clue how to get started? Well, one of the first things to do is to start recalling and recapturing your memories. In the absence of a diary

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Write your life story on a postcard – why not give it a go

Write your life story on a postcard

Life stories can be told in many different ways but typically they are written chronologically, starting with when and where you were born, where you went to school, your first job, marriage, children and so on. However, what if you could write

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Life story gumption trap

Life story gumption trap

If you have you been thinking about writing your life story but have been put off because the whole process seems just too daunting then read on. Like many other people you probably think that the only approach is to

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