When you read a biography, do you feel like you’re in the story living the biographical subject’s life, feeling what they’re feeling and seeing what they’re seeing? To stimulate your imagination this way, biographers make hundreds of decisions. It’s these choices the biographer and LSA member, Gabriella Kelly-Davies, explores in her new podcast, Biographers in […]
‘And what did it look like?’ Thea, who was attending one of my life story workshops, looked as if a lightbulb had just been switched on. Her face became animated as she recalled leaving a smoky polluted town to move across the state to the countryside. Fresh air! Blue sky! The trees, the flowers …! […]
Have a look at the Life Stories Australia team in action at Clunes Booktown Festival recently. Featuring our members in attendance on the day from (left to right) Timothy Syrota, Des Tobin, Sally-Anne Watson Kane, Deborah Gough and Susan Pierotti. Footage and video created by Timothy Syrota, videographer and film maker located in Melbourne.
We had a terrific showing at the Clunes Booktown Festival talking to potential new members and to those with a story to tell. Thirty lucky participants enjoyed our sold-out workshop by Susan Pierotti designed for memoir writing or a loved one’s life story. It was a fantastic Life Stories Australia (LSA) information stand for writers and […]
Life Stories Australia’s vice president Susan Pierotti will give a two-hour workshop – Every Life Can Become a Good Story at Clunes Booktown Festival on Sunday, March 24. Susan will take you through some of the ways to get inspired to write a memoir or life story. While you are there come to see some […]
By Felicity Lenehan Once there was a time, dare I say its name, when there were two thing’s I couldn’t do due to lockdowns. The first was conduct life story interviews in person with my lovely clients. The other heartbreaking activity I could not do was take my children to see their grandparents. I came […]
by Angela Mules Your life story is a unique and valuable gift for family and friends. A collection of memories, experiences, feelings, and life philosophies that have shaped you and how the world sees you. By recording your life story, treasured loved ones benefit in so many exceptional ways. Some of the benefits in recording […]
By Susan Pierotti Christmas is usually a time when families celebrate and interact. Kids’ joyful squeals of delight when they unwrap that longed-for present, adults enjoying a glass (or two) of champagne, grandma sitting in a corner smiling… Ah, there’s a thought – what do you buy Grandma for Christmas? She’s got plenty of soap […]
Often memoir writers and videographers get asked what’s different about what we do and what StoryWorth does. There is a world of difference. What you get with online memoir programs StoryWorth is an online program that emails questions such as ‘What was your favourite piece of music when you were a teenager? or ‘What did […]
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