Last week I had the pleasure to connect with Moving Memories founder Nicola Kane.
Nicola lives in New Zealand and is a fellow life-story coach and YouTuber.
However, her specialty is helping families and businesses create stories through video.
So read on to find out what makes this format attractive for your next life-story project …
Continue reading Moving Memories: Talking family videos with video producer Nicola Kane
It was fantastic to be a guest on The Athena Wellness Podcast recently!
Host, coach, wellness expert and author Kathy Robinson kindly invited me to appear on two episodes.
First we talked about Storytelling as a Wellness Practice.
And on the second, shorter episode, How to Organize Your Family Stories.
So keep reading as I highlight some key takeaways from the shows …
Continue reading The Athena Wellness Podcast: Talking storytelling with wellness expert Kathy Robinson
It was my pleasure to recently be a guest on the Red Sneaker Writers podcast.
The popular show covers the latest news from the publishing world and includes interviews with top authors, agents, editors and other professionals.
And it is hosted by the New York Times bestselling novelist William Bernhardt who is the author of over 50 books, most recently Exposed (Splitsville Legal Thriller Series Book 2).
Indeed I had a fantastic conversation with Bernhardt about sitting down to write life stories. (Listen or watch the podcast here!)
So in today’s article I’m highlighting some of the key topics we talked about such as: my top tip for writers, being a ‘planner or a pantster’, and how to get started creating a life story.
Now let’s jump in …
Continue reading Red Sneaker Writers podcast: Talking life stories with a New York Times bestselling author
I’ve got some exciting news!
The Forever Young Autobiographies podcast show is up and running.
You can check it out here!
New episodes are released weekly plus there is a HUGE back catalogue with 20+ shows on planning, writing, polishing and publishing life stories.
I’m a huge fan of listening to audiobooks and podcasts.
For instance, I ‘read’ most of the autobiography, memoir and biography books I review for the website via audiobook.
So to celebrate the launch of the FYA podcast, this week’s article is all about why you should listen to audiobooks and podcasts to improve your own writing.
Plus there is an audiobook competition at the end you will want to enter!
Continue reading New podcast! Why you should listen to audiobooks and podcasts today … you’ll be happy you did!
How to start a story about your life was the key focus of my recent interview on the popular Rock Your Retirement podcast.
I had a blast talking to host Kathe Kline about Writing memoirs for loved ones: Expectations vs. Reality.
Kathe said she wished she had recorded interviews with her father about his life and parents before his dementia and Parkinson’s disease set in.
But she is keen to make a start on her own memoir.
In the episode I explained to her and her listeners ways to start writing and tips to recall memories.
I’ve highlighted the main points for you below.
Let’s jump in… Continue reading How to start a story: Podcast special – memory recall, writing structure plus writing process
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
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