Ask Nicola Archives - Forever Young Autobiographies

Qualities of a good writer: Positive characteristics and habits

Ask Nicola Q&A: 5 positive traits to improve your writing

Welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

Regularly I get queries about creating life stories for family and friends.

Today’s Ask Nicola question is:

Help, I’m not a natural-born writer! What are some positive traits and qualities of a good writer that I can learn from?

So let’s dive into 5 top characteristics…

Why is theme important: Use themes to create and edit life stories

Ask Nicola Q&A: The quick and easy way to understand theme and find the theme of a story

G’day and welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

Regularly I get questions about creating life storie s for family and friends.

Today’s Ask Nicola question is:

Why is theme important when editing?

So let’s jump into a few key points about themes to keep in mind when polishing your work …

Finish a life story: How to know when your project is finished

Ask Nicola Q&A: Amazing ways to finish your story today

Welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

Each week I get queries about creating life stories for family and friends.

Today’s Ask Nicola question is:

How do you know when you are finished a life-story project?

So let’s dive into a few key considerations to finish a life story …

Revising and editing: How to take the headache out of editing a life story

Ask Nicola Q&A: The easy way to decide what’s included in an autobiography, memoir, biography or life-story project

Welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

I get lots of questions about creating life stories for family and friends.

Today’s Ask Nicola answers the following query:

What things shouldn’t I include in a story about my life? What needs revising and editing?

Firstly great question! So let’s explore how we can quickly boil an entire life down to its essence …

Memory palaces: What you should know about mnemonic memory palaces

Ask Nicola Q&A: How to understand mind palaces and the method of loci

G’day and welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

As a life-story coach I’m asked many questions about planning, writing, polishing and publishing.

And in this Q&A series my responses aim to help life-story creators!

So today’s question is: “What are memory palaces for your mind?”

Life story challenge: Thanksgiving games and Christmas games to play with family

Ask Nicola Q&A: Amazing ways to record family stories this holiday season

Hello and welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

As a life-story coach I’m asked lots of questions around planning, writing, polishing and publishing.

And in this Q&A series my answers set out to help new writers!

So this Ask Nicola edition begins with the question:

Can you please suggest Thanksgiving games or Christmas games that involve family stories?

Firstly, fantastic you want to record stories for family, friends and future generations!

Next let me introduce a fun life-story challenge for the upcoming holidays …

Funny stories: See how easily you can be humorous and write a funny story

Ask Nicola Q&A: How to be funny and write humorous stories in 3 simple steps

Hi and welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

As a life-story coach I get lots of questions about all stages of writing.

And in this Q&A series my answers aim to help writers just like you!

So this Ask Nicola article starts with the query:

I want my book to be funny! I need some writing techniques. Can you help?

First, that’s fantastic you are read y to sit down and record your life for family, friends and future generations!

Second, warm-up your cheeky side and let’s jump into how to create a funny story …

ISBN: What you should know about book ISBN numbers and ISBN registration

Ask Nicola Q&A: Do I need an ISBN number for a life story?

G’day and welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

As a life-story coach I get many queries about planning, creating, polishing and publishing.

And in this Q&A series my response aims to help new writers!

So this Ask Nicola edition begins with the question:

Do I need an ISBN to publish a life-story book for family and friends?

Terrific you are planning to sit down and record your memories for family, friends and future generations!

Next let me demystify ISBNs quickly and simply …

Print run: Decide how many books to print like a boss

Ask Nicola Q&A: What a life-story coach knows about book print run numbers + print numbers

Hello and welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.

As a life-story coach I get many queries about planning, creating, polishing and publishing.

And in this series my answers aim to help new creators just like you!

This edition of Ask Nicola starts with the question:

I have finished writing my autobiography but don’t know how many books to get printed? Who and what should I consider before placing a print run order?

Wow, how exciting you are getting ready to print your life story – congratulations!

Now keep reading to find out how many books I suggest …

How to write a story: Burning questions about inspirational stories, writing tips + writing mistakes

Ask Nicola Q&A: How to write a story for beginners who want to write well

How to write a story is the most common query I am asked as a life-story coach.

So to kick off this year’s Ask Nicola series, I’m highlighting six readers’ questions that deal with this theme!

They include how to create inspirational stories, writing tips, good writing ideas, writing mistakes, writing problems and the process of writing a book.

Certainly these questions and responses will help you plan, create, polishing and publishing an autobiography, memoir, biography or other life-story project.

Now let’s dive in and learn how to write a story …