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Once A King, Now A Prince: Wild rock and roll music memoir by New York agent Ira Blacker

Case study: Music agency founder on surviving the mob to representing Rod Stewart, ZZ Top and The Eagles

Once A King, Now A Prince: The true tale of family dysfunction, the mob, sex, drugs & Rock N Roll by Ira Blacker is a unique, startling and sometimes heartbreaking story.

This newly released memoir tells how Blacker grew up in New York and went on to start his own music agency that represented Rod Stewart, ZZ Top, The Eagles and many more.

Although Blacker is referenced in books by or about Kiss, Rush, Kraftwerk and others, he hadn’t intended to write his own.

So keep reading to find out more about how he began his life-story project and tips for your own creating…

Atomic Pilgrim: A nuclear peace memoir by James Patrick Thomas

Case study: Cold War pilgrimage leads to Washington’s toxic Hanford site

Atomic Pilgrim: How Walking Thousands of Miles for Peace Led to Uncovering Some of America’s Darkest Nuclear Secrets by James Patrick Thomas is a story of holding powers to account.

This Latah Books memoir recounts Thomas’s two-year pilgrimage during the Cold War and then his two-decade focus on the Hanford plutonium factory.

But it wasn’t until planning retirement that he considered writing down his experiences.

So keep reading to find out more about Thomas, how he began his life-story project and tips for your own creating…

Small-Town Chaos: A country-life memoir by teacher Lenore Focht

Case study: New rancher and mother finds home in rural Canada

Small-Town Chaos: Lessons on Country Life by Lenore Focht is a tender reminder of what transforms a place into a home.

This soon-to-be released memoir recounts Focht’s experience moving to a remote community of 450 people in rural Canada.

At first this teacher doesn’t know what to make of this quirky prairie town but discovers that to thrive she needs to put down roots.

So keep reading to find out more about Focht, how she began her life-story project and tips for your own creating…

No Woman Left Behind: A childbirth advocacy memoir by charity entrepreneur Kate Grant

Case study: Fistula Foundation CEO’s tale of compassion from Madison Avenue to Africa and Asia

No Woman Left Behind: A Journey of Hope to Heal Every Woman Injured in Childbirth by Kate Grant is a compelling personal journey of compassion.

This soon-to-be-released memoir recounts Grant walking away from a promising New York advertising career to begin a modest start-up that becomes the global leader in fistula treatment.

She shares vivid firsthand accounts of surgeons toiling in remote corners of Africa and Asia to fix this childbirth injury that leaves women incontinent and often shunned by their communities.

So keep reading to find out more about Grant, how she started the book plus suggestions for your own creating…

I Was A Teenage Know Nothing: A 1990s coming-of-age memoir by Ryon Ownbey

Case study: Amazing tales of a motorcycle-loving teen from Washington

I Was A Teenage Know Nothing by Ryon Ownbey is a youthful life story full of turbulence and confusion.

This memoir is set in the 1990s “before Amazon, smartphones and streaming media dared exist”.

In sum it tells how Ownbey navigated new experiences and learnt to use his instinct.

So keep reading to find out more about Ownbey, how he started the book plus suggestions for your own creating…

Sit, Cinderella, Sit: A puppy love memoir by Lisa Cheek

Sit, Cinderella, Sit by Lisa Cheek. Cover of Sit, Cinderella, Sit, Cheek in China with Cinderella the dog in a basket, and a portrait of Cheek. Photos by She Writes Press, Lisa Cheek, Kathy Schuh Photography — *Sit, Cinderella, Sit* (left) by Lisa Cheek (right) and in China with Cinderella (inset). Photos by She Writes Press, Lisa Cheek, Kathy Schuh Photography

Case study: How a LA ad editor ended up on the set of a Chinese fairy tale

Sit, Cinderella, Sit by Lisa Cheek is a unique life story blending fairy tale elements with true-life experience.

This unusual and charming memoir tells how former TV commercial editor Cheek got a call (at 2.45am!) from a Hollywood director asking for her help to make the original Cinderella story.

So keep reading to find out if she granted this wish, how the She Writes Press publication got started plus tips for your own creating…

Nobody’s Daughter: A memoir of healing the mother wound by Rica Ramos

Case study: How a Florida journalist wrote this She Writes Press life story

Nobody’s Daughter: A memoir of healing the mother wound by Rica Ramos is a family story about old trauma and new life.

The memoir tells how American journalist Ramos was about to remarry in her early forties but questioned inviting her mum to the wedding.

In short this was because her mother refused to acknowledge the sexual abuse a young Ramos had suffered at the hands of her stepfather.

So keep reading to find out what happened, how the She Writes Press publication got started plus essential tips for your own creating…

My Cousin Is a Chief in Samoa: An amazing family story by Danish TV journalist Johannes Langkilde

Case study: News anchor’s chance meeting unites him with enriching American Samoan relatives

My Cousin Is a Chief in Samoa: The unlikely adventures of a Dane in Polynesia by Johannes Langkilde, with Cathrine Errboe, is a family story born from a chance meeting.

The life-story book tells how well-known journalist Langkilde grew up in cold, windswept Denmark hearing stories of faraway relatives on the tropical islands of Samoa – one of them a real live chief!

However in 2016 he suddenly found himself face to face with Fagafaga Daniel Langkilde of American Samoa while covering a political convention in the United States of America.

So keep reading to find out how a spark ignited between the two distant cousins, how the Wendila publication began plus tips for your own creating …

Mitan and Moni: Swedish sisters’ Hollywood fashion success story by Jenny Levallius

Case study: An amazing family story of talented women who dared to dream

Mitan and Moni: The true story of two talented, young Swedish women who dared to dream of fashion success in Hollywood by Jenny Levallius is an adventurous read.

The biography tells how the sisters went from the small time to the big time in the 1960-70s creating custom garments for celebs.

This included Goldie Hawn, Patty Duke, Marlo Thomas, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Sharon Tate, Ann-Margret and many more!

So keep reading to find out how graphic designer Levallius wrote this amazing family story about her mum and aunt plus her top tips for life-story creators …

Campfire for a Woman’s Heart: Life stories from inspirational women by Natalie Stockdale

Case study: How an Airlie Beach resilience coach is helping others overcome adversity

Campfire for a Woman’s Heart: Stories of Resilience from Inspirational Women by Natalie Stockdale is without doubt an empowering read.

It features tales of tragedy and trauma from 25 outstanding international women.

Significantly released ahead of Mother’s Day, the book is the second in the Campfire for the Heart series by Big Sky Publishing.

So keep reading to discover more about Stockdale, her latest book and her tips for life-story creators…