Articles related to "Life Story"

Everyone has a story to tell, and even if it has a limited audience, it is worth writing down for the generations that follow.

Life is a story in which we each write, publish, and play the lead role. We can easily see this in others, for example the recent story of Maurice Clarett.

You would like to write your life story but don't know how to begin? Here are a few simple keys to help you get started!

Blake Bailey's new biography of the well-known difficult life of John Cheever doesn't do enough to illuminate Cheever's valuable place in American literature.

Start with a true life story, but follow these guidelines to turn it into good fiction.

Suite 101 got a chance to chat to Kristen Kuhns about the services offered by her website Story of My Life and the cross-over between social networking and memoir writing

A rock 'n roll veteran of five decades, guitarist Ronnie Wood writes of excess and art, and primarily his time with the Rolling Stones' in his 2007 autobiography Ronnie.

Gail Mowatt, a retired English instructor, holds classes for seniors aspiring to learn how to write their memoirs.

A dramatic life story can be written as a memoir, or it can be turned into fiction. The author of "Fighting for Life" tells why she opted to use fiction.

If an autobiography is one's self-written life story, yet one retires to "write her memoirs," aren't they really the same thing?

How important is it to document your life? Which memoirs inspire someone working in the memoir industry? Suite 101 discusses this with journaling expert Kristen Kuhns.

From high-life to simple-life in many difficult lessons Anna Nicholas pulls it off with aplomb. This is a great read especially for those contemplating a change in life.

There have been so many books written about Michael Jackson's life over the years, that it might be hard to narrow a book purchase down to just one! Here's some help.

Of the many dozens of books about the life and music of legend Bob Dylan, a few have risen to the top. Here are some of the best choices.

A fast-paced amusing sequel of the life of Anna Nicholas between rural living, fast-paced London PR events and her next project - read it and see!

The necessary components of the healing stage of personal development planning.

Crystal Zevon, ex-wife and lifelong confidante of the late rocker/songwriter Warren Zevon, paints a brutally honest portrait of the highly regarded musician.

Joss Whedon, the man behind the hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer, has led a spectacularly creative life, detailed by fan Candace Havens in this enjoyable biography.

While your story may seem as vivid to you as if it occurred yesterday, it's something else again to capture that down on paper so that your readers share your experience.

The 1959 edition of The Autobiography of Mark Twain, edited by Charles Neider, is the most complete to date, even though it probably isn't exactly what Twain intended.

Chicago writer Amy Krouse Rosenthal's autobiographical Encyclopedia of An Ordinary Life is fresh, thought-provoking and hard to put down.

Many people have memoir-writing aspiriations. Whether it be for recording a personal history or to attain publication, about 90% of these writers never take flight.

This article focuses on writing about the later years of a student's life. It covers the present as well as dreams for the future.

Ghostwriting a memoir is not an easy task. Whether to accept the challenge may depend on the client's respect for the writing profession.

In a perfect pop world, independent Canadian pop/dance breakout Will-W's new CD 'Bodytalk' would be this year's 'Faith'.

Genealogy is defined as the descent of a person from ancestors, but it can be much more than a chart with names, dates, and locations.

Story-telling is part of every culture. Dr. Mehl-Madrona believes that the power of story can reveal hidden avenues to healing and play a role in the healing process.

In which we discuss the sad life of the professional art forger, Elmyr de Hory, who tries to put on a brave, bourgeois face in the famous Orson Welles film, F For Fake.

August is Black Business Month. It is also an appropriate time to recognize the achievements of some noteworthy black Wall Street entrepreneurs.

Artistic depression can overcome the best of artists. When one needs to reassess the importance of a life path, these films can help strengthen one's choice to create

Ghostwriting, the art of writing anonymously for another person, takes special skills. Follow these guidelines to become a successful ghostwriter.

Mathematically constructed tile work creates a patterned background into which a sculpture that tells the story of St. Elizabeth is positioned.

Misery memoirs have found a place on bestseller lists. However, doubts of authenticity and elements of prurience cast a shadow over the boom of this new genre.

Born in China, Li Cunxin became a world famous dancer. His extraordinary tale is told in a best-selling autobiography and a picture book and soon as a feature film.

Daughter of a poor Aborigine sheep shearer, Evonne Goolagong remained resilient and committed as she battled against the odds in the world of professional tennis.

In Music is My Life, Politics My Mistress, director donnie l betts is the first to comprehensively tell the life story of Oscar Brown Jr. He talks about the challenges.

Ramana Maharshi (1879-1950) was one of the greatest spiritual masters of our time. He spent most of his life on the sacred hill of Arunachala in Tiruvannamalai, India.

Katha Pollitt's The Mind-Body Problem, her first book of poetry since 1982, makes delightful art out of zeroing in on the human condition.

Podcast Picks: At times shocking, silly and sublime The Moth Podcast is storytelling from the gut with the strength of good stories told among friends.

Thorpe experienced a series of personal as well as professional setbacks in the years following his retirement from sports.

The son of an alcoholic minister, Jim B. recounts two decades as a social drinker, two decades of problem drinking and two decades of sobriety.

TV's Piers Morgan interviews a man he calls "the biggest selling recording artist ever" in what was a decent one-off special for his chat show series.

Gregory Maguire's Wicked, is a magical journey to Oz that will leave the reader satisfied and in love with the colorful characters

Rutherford's personal background was tragic and her entry to the acting profession was inauspicious.

Teresa Chen's new book presents classic Cantonese soup recipes supported by in-depth discussions of Chinese soup history, health benefits, ingredients, and techniques.

Looking for great gift ideas for a new mom? Here are some ideas to treat, support and inspire her.

The right outlook and use of the right words can make all the difference in how long you live according to a Carnegie Mellon University study.

It starts with broken up rock, but soil contains the wastes and remains of living things, as well as fungi, bacteria, algae, protozoa, lichens, invertebrates, and seeds.

The article conveys the sense in which Pound drew on the troubadors themselves and their writings in creating his life long work, the Cantos.

Chipmunka is a UK based publisher specialising in providing a voice through books for people who wish to write about mental health issues: either sufferers or carers.