December 2021 - Forever Young Autobiographies

Best life stories of 2021: Award-winning books to read this holiday season

How to choose must-read books to enjoy this year and into 2022

Holiday season calls for a good book or three!

Certainly my book stack is ever-growing with informative and entertaining life stories.

But I’ve selected a shortlist of must-reads for the latest Forever Young Autobiographies life-story reading list!

This best life stories of 2021 list features writers from Australia, the United Kingdom plus the USA.

And it includes bestsellers and award winners.

Also, stay tuned as I plan to review each book on the website during 2022 and include suggestions to help when we sit down to write.

So let’s take a look at what autobiographies, memoirs, biographies and other life stories made the list for the best life stories of 2021 …

Smart gift ideas: Amazing practical gifts for writers this Christmas

Secret Santa ideas and Christmas gift ideas for writers

One of my favourite Christmas gifts as a child was a new surfboard.

Certainly my brother and I were surf crazy getting up at dawn to cycle the few kilometres to our local point break.

Indeed we would brave the dark, glassy waters predawn as the town lights twinkled in the distance.

Meanwhile, today I’d still love a new surfboard for Christmas (hint, hint!), however, gifts for writers are also high on my list.

So this week I’ve put together a few smart gift ideas for the writers in your life.

But most importantly they’d make a great writing gift for yourself!

Case study: Melissa Harris’s against-all-odds birth memoir One Pound, Twelve Ounces

What every hopeful parent should know about infertility treatment, miscarriage and micro preemie birth

Melissa Harris’s powerful new memoir is about a baby’s fight for survival and a mother’s perseverance.

One Pound, Twelve Ounces: A preemie mother’s story of loss, hope, and triumph came out last month and covers infertility and premature birth.

Indeed Harris’s dream of becoming a mother was shattered when a fertility doctor told her she might never have another child because of a physical anomaly.

But determined to persevere, she underwent nine surgeries, a year of fertility treatments and endured multiple miscarriages.

And when finally pregnant, Harris was told her baby, Sam, was at risk.

She caught up with Forever Young Autobiographies to tell us more about her life story, the writing process and share tips with fellow writers …

Your family stories tips: Don’t do your family stories before reading this!

Surefire ideas to celebrate family history + save BIG

It was my birthday recently!

And it was special this year because it didn’t get derailed by COVID-19 restrictions.

Also I managed to catch up with family who I haven’t seen for ages.

Certainly we shared some great times and many stories.

So to celebrate I want to share my top your family stories tips for interviewing loved ones about their lives.

Plus keep reading because I have a super Your Family Stories System birthday deal for you at the end!