Case study: Filmmaker Luke Graham tells powerful father and son story

Case study: Filmmaker Luke Graham tells powerful father and son story

Life of league legend Mark Graham focus of sport documentary Sharko

Off the back of a Father’s Day weekend, I have a wonderful father and son story to share.

I recently caught up with Scope Red filmmaker Luke Graham who produced the 2016 independent hit movie Broke.

I talked to him about making his latest film Sharko, a sport documentary on the life of his father Mark Graham.

Mark recently became the first Kiwi to be inducted into the National Rugby League Hall of Fame and has already been named the greatest player New Zealand has produced in a century of rugby league.

Sharko is based on Mark’s personal and public life – from his childhood on the mean streets of Otahuhu to being top of the rugby league world.

Keep reading to find out how the project got off the ground and learn Luke’s top storytelling tips to apply to your own family story project. Continue reading Case study: Filmmaker Luke Graham tells powerful father and son story

Welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies!

Welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies with Nicola

G’day and thanks for visiting the Forever Young Autobiographies website

Welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies, the place to learn how to create life stories for family and friends so that unique memories live on.

In short, it’s dedicated to guiding ordinary people step by step to start, create and finish life-story projects for family and friends.

Indeed my aim is for you to one day hold in your hands an informative, entertaining and inspiring story about your life or the life of a loved one!

Continue reading Welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies!

Top autobiography books to read in 2018

Top autobiography books to read in 2018

Three life story titles to inspire and learn from this summer

Over the Australian summer holidays a number of books begin to pile up on my desk begging to be read.

However, I love reading and learning about other people’s stories!

Mostly I read on my lunch break at work or snatch a few minutes while the kids are playing.

I don’t mind digital books and prefer print, however, audio books are amazing if you are driving long distances or multitasking (think cleaning)!

Last year I was lucky enough to be given a number of personal life stories to read from family and friends.

These were just amazing and detailed different times such as growing up on an Australian dairy farm in the early 20th Century, living in London during the World War II bombings and in Silicon Valley during the dot-com tech bubble.

Top on my ‘list’ this year are a number of books on and about life stories I’d like to share.

There is a mix of male and female writers, Australian and overseas writers.

Let’s discover them together, learn and be inspired! Continue reading Top autobiography books to read in 2018

Podcast special: Three tips to help you transform your autobiography

Part 2: A discussion with child expert Karen Lock Kolp about Your Family Stories and preserving family legacy

In my last article I wrote about appearing on the podcast We Turned Out Okay: The modern parent’s guide to old-school parenting.

Host Karen Lock Kolp M.Ed. had me on the show to talk about my new book Your Family Stories: Easily capture your loved ones’ memories for future generations and to inspire her listeners to record family life stories and memories this Christmas and holiday season.

During the show Karen talked about her family and I raised a number of tips for compiling an autobiography including; using the senses to tap into memories, the power of establishing emotional connections with your audience, and key reasons why YOUR story matters.

Continue reading Podcast special: Three tips to help you transform your autobiography

Celebrating family on the We Turned Out Okay podcast

A discussion with child expert Karen Lock Kolp about Your Family Stories and preserving family legacy

Last week I had the great honour of appearing on the We Turned Out Okay: The modern parent’s guide to old-school parenting podcast as its episode 200 guest!

The popular American parenting podcast was founded and is hosted by Karen Lock Kolp M.Ed. to help parents understand their young kids and be happier at home.

Karen is an expert in child development and also runs the Ninja Parenting Community, a place where she helps parents “solve their toughest challenges every day”.

She had me on the show to talk about my new book Your Family Stories: Easily capture your loved ones’ memories for future generations and to inspire her listeners to record family life stories and memories this Christmas and holiday season. Continue reading Celebrating family on the We Turned Out Okay podcast