Writing Your Legacy
The Step-by-Step Guide to Crafting Your Life Story
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Craft a meaningful life story!
A written legacy of your life--one that encompasses experiences, lessons learned, failures and triumphs--is a gift your family and friends will cherish for years to come. Writing this story may seem daunting, but it doesn't have to be. Writing Your Legacy is a step-by-step guide to chronicling a life story that reflects your true self. Through a series of 35 guided themes, as well as supplementary exercises, you'll explore milestones, relationships, career paths, and major choices, and leave an eloquent record of your life for future generations.
You'll also learn how to:
- Become the hero of your story
- Employ vibrant sensory details
- Discover your unique voice
- Dig up memories from your childhood and teen years
- Overcome writer's block, address common fears, and stay motivated
- Prepare your story for publication
About this Author
Dr. Cheryl Svensson has been involved in the field of aging since the 1970s. She works closely with the Birren Center for Autobiographical Studies to help older adults write their life stories. She currently teaches at USC and has taught Guided Autobiography classes at libraries, senior centers, and assisted living centers.
Format: Trade paperback
Pages: 246
Publisher: F+W Media
Published: 2015-07-23
Reviews
"Richard Campbell's and Cheryl Svensson's Writing Your Legacy is a user-friendly guide to crafting one's autobiography, offering 35 guided themes, supplementary exercises, suggestions for sharing one's milestones/relationships/career paths, and much more." --Midwest Book Review
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