Publisher's Synopsis
Write. Print. Share. It's your life the way you want to share it. Whether your intentions are to "one day" get around to setting your affairs in order, to purposefully share your wisdom with loved ones, or to discover a little more about yourself -- this book is for you. www.PracticalMemoir.com Filled with thought-provoking questions and activities, Practical Memoir is a canvas for your experiences, reminisces, photos, clippings, doodles and sketches. Personalize it to reflect your unique character. Then, when you are ready to share your Practical Memoir, choose from a number of print formats and order as many copies as you need, just for your loved ones. Your memoir is private - the only copies of it are the ones you order. Most importantly, the format makes it practical even for the busiest people. When you present this book as a gift, you are saying, "Your life is important to me. Please share your story with me." Aspiring autobiography and memoir writers could start with this book and add additional memoir/writing/how-to books as needed to hone their writing skills. This book is meant as a practical method of shaping a legacy for those who love you. What readers are saying: "Practical Memoir isn't only a must-read; it's a must-do." "Inspired questions, deep thoughts -- things I never thought to ask my dad. He said it's the best gift I have ever given to him. " "Cool and hip...it's like someone took the idea of memoir writing out of the last century and made it de rigueur for this century." "...hope this book spreads like wildfire! I want to read what each of my sisters and friends write in the section about Mischief & Mayhem!" For busy parents, scrapbookers, genealogy and ancestry enthusiasts, aspiring memoir authors...this book covers topics from favorite web sites to using SWOT analysis in your personal life to reflecting upon the biggest problems you have faced, how you solved them, and what you learned. It's a book you will pick up again and again, and the author thought ahead to included copies of some of the most popular questionnaires. If you are writing an autobiography or memoir, preparing your last or final wishes, thinking about your legacy or just wanting to make sure you are not forgotten by your kids or kids' kids, this would be a sure-thing for you. As additional readers say, "what a great idea - preserving my memory on my terms. We hope we see Memoir Clubs springing up all over the world where people take the whole purpose of shaping your legacy while also planning for your eventual end with a proactive nature." This book hopes to make memoir writing a practical - and common - task for people of all ages.
