Virginia Woolf once said, ’How does one write biography?’ The famous writer struggled with how to write the biographies of other people as well as her own autobiography. She drafted her autobiography several times, but each version was different from its predecessor and sadly she ended her life before finishing what could have been her most important book. […]
One of the most challenging aspects of life story writing is bringing characters to life. Taking a real-life person, getting inside them and truly knowing them. One of a life writer’s responsibilities it to reveal the gap between the mask a person wears and their secret self. But how can a life writer cut through to […]
Life Stories Australia, the professional association representing life story writers and filmmakers, applauds the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety for considering how best to deliver aged care services to the increasing number of Australians living with dementia. There is an urgent need to introduce life story recording into aged care facilities as […]
MEDIA RELEASE Aged Care Royal Commission must support life story writing for people living with dementia Sydney, 18 March 2019 – Life Stories Australia, the professional association representing life story writers and filmmakers, applauds the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety for considering how best to deliver aged care services to the increasing number of […]
Life Stories Australia Members’ Forum 11.00 am Thursday 21 March 2019 on Zoom (Members to register with Paul English for meeting invitation) AGENDA 1. Welcome Chair: Paul English 2. Apologies 3. Introductions Members to introduce themselves very briefly (20 – 30 seconds) re their type of business, main type of projects, and what hoping to gain and give from […]
Writing a memoir helps you find your voice, tell your story, and reach out to others. You start thinking about your memories, moments that make you feel young again, wondering: what is the legacy I’m leaving behind? But how to get started? I speak to many people who want to write their memoir, but they […]
Life Stories Australia’s HEATHER MILLAR works as a volunteer with palliative care patients to record their memoirs. In this article, first published in Health Agenda magazine, she explores the benefits of telling your life story. It was shortly before he died that my father asked my sisters and I to fly to Tasmania to witness his […]
There is an urgent need to introduce life story recording into aged care facilities as part of the patient-centred care of our seniors and people living with dementia. Life story recording includes writing memoirs and life stories, photos books and audio and video recording. Repeated research studies reveal that recording a person’s life story has […]
Able to capture the twinkle in an eye, a mischievous tone, the choking of a tear and the happiness of the biggest laugh, video life stories may be a good deal shorter than a written memoir but they do have their place and do have their clear benefits. From talking about the hardships growing up […]
If you are writing a memoir, you should have not only read a number of other memoirs yourself, but you should inhale as many books about the art of memoir writing as you can. Here’s a list of the best books (and an online course) I’ve discovered about writing memoir and how to get your […]
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