Learn to craft your biography or autobiography and share your story with future generations in this engaging course led by Steve Alcorn.
This course helps you write and share your life story or the stories of your loved ones. With fun prompts and step-by-step guidance, you'll create a biography or autobiography that future generations will cherish.
Share Your Biography With Future Generations
Everyone has a story to tell. Don't let yours be lost!
Share your life story, or the story of family members with future generations. Children and grandchildren cherish the words we pass on to them and will return to them time and again.
This course shows you how to create an exciting and engaging biography or autobiography to share with friends, family and the world. It begins by introducing you to what makes a great biography, including:
Why Write Your Life Story?
Biography or Autobiography?
How to Write Your Story
Journals, Blogs, Articles, Recordings, Stories and Novels
Tailoring Your Story for Your Audience
Do’s and Don’ts
Then you'll choose the approach to organize your story:
Fact or Fiction
Chronological Organization
Thematic Organization
Anecdotal Organization
You'll learn techniques for creating professional writing including:
Plot vs. Story
Story Structure
Viewpoint and Tense
Dialogue
Settings
The heart of the course is a series of writing prompts that will get you brainstorming and turn your ideas into reality. Following these suggestions, your life will take shape on the page, almost magically:
Writing Prompts - Photos
Writing Prompts - Conversations
Writing Prompts - Q&A
Writing Prompts - Ancestors
Writing Prompts - Where Were You When...?
Writing Prompts - Childhood
Writing Prompts - Toys and Possessions
Writing Prompts - Pets
Writing Prompts - Growing Up
Writing Prompts - Accomplishments
Writing Prompts - Spirituality
Writing Prompts - Holidays
Writing Prompts - Romance
Writing Prompts - The Black Moment
Writing Prompts - Changes
Writing Prompts - Children and Grandchildren
Once your story is written, we'll look at the fun process of polishing and publishing your story:
Writing Big
Polishing Your Work
Illustrations and Covers
Copyrights and Permissions
Finally, with your manuscript finished, we'll show you how to share it with the world:
Getting Into Print
E-books
Marketing
Next Steps
In this lively and fun course, Steve Alcorn shows you how to achieve your dream. Step by step, you'll bring your story to life. Imagine the fun you and your family will have sharing these experiences!
Whether you're a first time or experienced writer, Write Your Life Story will show you how to share your history with others. Enroll now!
Turn your life into story
Tell the story of your ancestors
Share your experiences with the next generation
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Steve Alcorn is a theme park designer, author, teacher, and the founder of Writing Academy. His novels include mysteries, young adult stories, historic fiction and romance. His is also the author of How to Fix Your Novel. Steve has helped more than 30,000 aspiring writers structure their novels, through the online learning programs of 1500 colleges and universities worldwide. Many...
So far very good
This is absolutely perfect for me. I'm excited
He's a bit lackluster....hoping as it progresses it will improve.
It is not possible to hear what is said. I am doing it by reading the transcript only?
Enjoying the course tremendously! Thank you.
Very helpful course. He has a pleasant tone of voice and successful way of communicating his ideas.
It is very early but so far is very good
It is a great match!
I am learning a lot about how to write my autobiography.
Looking forward to the rest of the course.
Thank you so much!
I am learning a lot of very useful information. Steve is clear, concise and knowledgeable.
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Patricia M.
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