Write your Life Story in a Year: How to Write your Autobiography or Memoir

by M. V. Frankland

Overview

According to a recent study of writers, 97 out of 100 stories are languishing in drawers and on hard drives.
Write your Life Story in a Year will ensure that your story is NOT one of them!

This course will support you from the first to the last word of your book, whilst nurturing your talent as a writer.
You will start by deciding whether you want to write an autobiography, (your life so far in its entirety, ) or a memoir, (a slice of your life.)

Next you will explore the reasons you want to write your life story, the experiences and commitment you will be bringing to it, and then the book will support you every step of the way from generating those memories to completing your story.

You may also find the separately available companion workbook useful.

Here's some of what Write your Life Story in a Year includes:

Gathering your material
Planning your book
Writing a great story opening
The book's focus
Structuring your work

Presenting your characters
Bringing your settings to life
Writing great dialogue.
Creating pace and tension
'Show, don't tell'
Writing with your audience in mind

Editing your work
How to present your novel
Outlets for publication
Networking with publishers and other writers
Promoting yourself as an author

You will be writing one to two pages a day (250-500 words) and will complete your first draft within one year.

Happy Writing!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798855654011
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	11/01/2023
Series:	How-To Books for Writers
Pages:	116
Product dimensions:	5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.28(d)

About the Author

Maria Frankland lives in Yorkshire, home of Yorkshire puddings, Yorkie Bars and Yorkshire tea – incidentally three of her favourite things.

When not eating or drinking these items, she can be found dreaming up and executing the darkest of psychological thrillers.

With nineteen full-length novels, two novellas, a memoir and two poetry collections under her belt, she is living out her childhood dream of being able to write full-time.

Maria has a teaching degree and an MA in creative writing. She is published by both London-based publisher, Bookouture, and also independently, through her own publishing company, Autonomy Press.

She lives and breathes reading and writing and is always thrilled to be able to offer a helping hand to other writers as they head towards their own success.