Writing Your Life: Putting Your Past
on Paper by Lou W. Stanek
The Best Memoir Writing Guide I've Read
We all have stories to tell -- of a rapturous first kiss, a life-altering moment
of choice, or the shocking revelation of a long-guarded secret. And these
stories are often as distinctive, fascinating, exciting and entertaining as
those found in the memoirs and autobiographies that currently top the
nations bestseller lists. We just need to know how to tell them best.
Veteran, writing teacher, lecturer, and author of So You Want to Write a
Novel, Lou Willet Stanek can help you translate your joys and ordeals,
thoughts and triumphs into superbly crafted nonfiction -- taking you step-
by-step through the writing process with care, encouragement, and expert
advice. She shows you how to unlock your memories, create settings and
scenes, protray major characters and dramatic events. And she offers the
key to finding your own unique voice, and to presenting your greatest
charcter -- yourself -- without boring your reader or sounding egotistical.

Complete with invaluable exercises, nuts-and-bolts techniques, and
motivational tools, Writing Your Life is indispensible for every aspiring
writer who wishes to mine the rich lode of his or her past for all the gems
hidden there.
Personal Review: Writing Your Life: Putting Your Past on Paper
by Lou W. Stanek
I've read uncountable memoirs and books on writing memoirs, so have a
basis for my judgement. After spending 10 years writing a memoir An
Island In Time: Growing up in the 1940s, I continued reading how to write
memoirs, and came upon Dr. Stanek's "Writing Your Life: Putting your past
on paper." I liked the organization of the book, not spending a lot of time
with how to write a memoir (although there are many good tips not to be
ignored), but gleaning topics I could write about.
I didn't rush through the book, rather jotting down topics not addressed in
my first memoir. I then finished a second memoir - An Island In Time II:
Coming of age in the 1950's. Soon after writing this book, a publisher of
pictorial history books contracted me to write Fox Island (Images of
America: Washington).
Lou Stanek not only got me going in penning my second memoir, but I'm
currently in the process of writing a third concerning my career as a
teacher.
I usually sell my used books on writing after reading them; however,
"Writing Your Life" remains in my library and I still check out its pages for
inspiration.
In the first chapter Dr. Stanek says,"You have had an interesting,
distinctive life, but who will know? think about your heirs. Family history
ranks high as a legacy. My intention in "Writing Your Life" is to sort out the
jumble of pain, pleasure, accomplishments and regrets you have
accumulated."
Even if you don't plan on writing a book, get your life on paper. If you don't
like to physically write, I recommend getting word recognition software that
writes what you say. It really works!
Everybody has a story to tell, so get this book to get you thinking and
preserving your life for you family, friends and future generations.
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