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Tips for personal & family story writing, featured Stories to Last books & A few stories

How to Interview Your Parents to Save Their Stories
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How to Interview Your Parents to Save Their Stories

Parents naturally censor stories told to their children—even when those children are adults! But that doesn’t have to stop you from conducting a GREAT interview with your parents! Pull up a chair, turn on the recorder, and listen. You can save the life story of someone you love!

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Say It Out Loud!
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Say It Out Loud!

Having trouble writing your stories? Say them aloud and record them, then get them on paper!

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Baby Steps!
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Baby Steps!

Any large task can be overwhelming. Break it down into baby steps to get it done. This is VERY true when writing your life story.

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Tip for today: SHOW UP
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Tip for today: SHOW UP

Want to get started writing your life story? We can’t get doubt and fear and busy days get in our way. Sometimes all you have to do is SHOW UP.

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