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Feature article: Helping you create a life story super fast!

Amazing reasons why you should write a feature story

A feature article is the surefire trick to creating a whole life story super fast!

As a print journalist and life-story coach I have written many over the years.

So I know how powerful and far reaching they can be to preserve, celebrate and share life stories in no time.

Unlike a full-blown autobiography, creating a feature article about your life or a loved one’s life has many advantages…

Autobiography definition: Plus biography meaning and what a memoir means

Know what is an autobiography and how it differs to biography definition and memoir meaning

With children, especially little ones, you get used to second guessing the words they come out with.

For example, one cracker my daughter used to say was “it’s ice cubing” when it hailed.

Meanwhile, my son called kangaroos near our house “bop bobs”, after the way they jumped.

Indeed other words easily become interchangeable with proper versions.

And this can also be the case for how we define autobiography definition, biography definition and memoir definition.

So today I’m going to clear up the confusion with correct meanings …

Life-story format ideas: See how easily you can record family stories or a life history

Ways you ought to know to gather your family stories and family history

Easter this year was much better than Easter 2020 when most of the world was in lockdown.

Certainly coronavirus outbreaks are still occurring but the situation is improving now vaccines are being distributed.

But COVID-19 has reminded us to appreciate our freedom, health, family and friends like never before.

So this week I’m encouraging everyone to record family stories.

Because life changes so fast and we never know what we are up for next!

Therefore read on to discover super life-story format ideas.

Penmanship: What you should know about handwriting and how to improve handwriting

The easy way to get beautiful handwriting and how to write neatly

First published August 23, 2018: This article has been updated and improved.

Penmanship could be considered a dying art in this internet-filled world.

But think how good it would be to receive a loved one’s life story written by hand?

And to know they touched the pages and wrote every word with you in mind.

Indeed this happened to a friend of mine.

After her grandmother’s death, the family found a life story written in an exercise book hidden in a top cupboard box.

Certainly a surprise find to be treasured!

So let’s find out why the magic of penmanship can be good for you and how to improve handwriting …

Life in pictures: Make a life-story scrapbook album in 3 easy steps

Secrets for using a photo series to creatively tell a life in pictures

First published November 2 2017: This article has been updated and improved.

When I was a photojournalism student at art school I had a lecturer who told our class to shoot an assignment with a 24-hour deadline.

This was to compile a photo series of our city’s Anzac Day memorial parade.

My classmates and I were positioned up and down the procession, some hanging off buildings Spider-Man style and others trying to hitch rides on parading army trucks!

We took hundreds of photos that we whittled down to tell a complete story of the day.

Over the course of our lives we similarly collect hundreds of memories that can be pared back and polished to tell a complete and precious life story.

Certainly this can be written in book form but also creatively done as a photo series or scrapbook album.

Keep reading for tips on how to record a life in pictures for yourself or a loved one.

I promise you won’t need to hang off any buildings in the process!