Finding Your Voice, Telling Your Stories: 167 Ways to Tell Your Life Stories

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Overview

Asserting that each life contains the makings of a memoir, Carol LaChapelle gives writers, journal writers, and family historians the tools to explore their memories and turn them into great stories. Condensing 20 years of teaching experience into 167 stimulating exercises, Carol helps readers access and describe the important people, places, and events in their lives. The contributions of real students who have been using these methods in Carol's workshops for years demonstrate just how productive these exercises can be.

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Overview

Asserting that each life contains the makings of a memoir, Carol LaChapelle gives writers, journal writers, and family historians the tools to explore their memories and turn them into great stories. Condensing 20 years of teaching experience into 167 stimulating exercises, Carol helps readers access and describe the important people, places, and events in their lives. The contributions of real students who have been using these methods in Carol's workshops for years demonstrate just how productive these exercises can be.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781933338323
  • Publisher: Marion Street Press, LLC
  • Publication date: 9/1/2008
  • Pages: 224
  • Sales rank: 827,697
  • Product dimensions: 5.90 (w) x 8.90 (h) x 0.50 (d)

Meet the Author

Carol LaChapelle has contributed to The New York Times and The Writing Group Book. She lives in Chicago.

Table of Contents


Preface     9
Introduction: Why Tell Our Stories?     13
How to Use This Book     19
Four Really Helpful Writing Techniques     27
Telling Stories About People     37
Family of Origin     38
Current Family     42
Mothers & Daughters; Fathers & Sons     43
Sib Stories     47
The Kids in Our Life     50
People from Grade School     51
People from High School     55
People from College     59
Stories About Romance     63
Friends: Past & Present     67
Unconventional People     70
People and Their Stuff     74
Those Other People     75
Self-Portrait     76
The Life Changers     78
Place-Based Stories     81
Places of Childhood: Childhood Home     81
Places of Childhood: The Neighborhood     86
Places of Adolescence: High School     90
Places of Adolescence: Work & Play     91
Transition Places: First Travels Without Family     95
Transition Places: First Job     99
Transition Places: First Love     100
Transition Places:First Home     102
Places from Adulthood: Homes     106
Places from Adulthood: Neighborhoods     107
Places from Adultwood: Work     108
Places form Adulthood: Play     110
Travel Places: Near & Far     111
Favorite Natural Environments     118
Favorite Built Environments     122
Other Peoples' Homes     123
Nasty Places     127
More Life Experiences     131
Weather Stories     131
Holiday Stories     136
Work Stories     137
Stories About Games & Sports     141
What if? Stories I Wish I Could Tell     146
Music/Film/Art-inspired Stories     150
Animal Stories: Wild & Domestic     151
Stories About Food     157
Stories About Loss/Good-Bye Stories     161
Illness & Accident Stories     165
Family Photos     169
Big Risk Stories     175
Stories About Religion     178
Transition Stories     181
Technology Stories     182
Stories About Money     183
Current Events Stories     185
Lessons Learned (Thanks Dave!)      187
Summing it Up...and Keeping it Up     189
Bibliography     195
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