Writing about Overcoming Adversity

Writing about Overcoming Adversity

Descriptive and Prescriptive           Inspiration           Encouragement   Many a college student pondered writing an entrance essay on “How I overcame adversity” when they had a trouble-free life. But, you haven’t and you have a book in you to tell everyone...
Autobiography or Memoir

Autobiography or Memoir

Truth or Drama        Stranger than Fiction                       Your Personal Journey in Life There are differences between a memoir and an autobiography, although the two are often used interchangeably now with memoir the method of choice. Technically, an...
Writing Your Family History

Writing Your Family History

Your Family Is Important               Tell their Story              Make it Personal Computer programs allow you to create beautiful family trees, charts, and group sheets. Don’t just organize them from your earliest ancestor to your present-day families. Print them...
Writing in the Third Person

Writing in the Third Person

Multiple Perspectives    Broader Character Choice     All-knowing Information   Most academic writing is written in the third person point of view to remain objective. Biographies also use the third person perspective. In contrast, using the third person perspective...
Writing in the First Person

Writing in the First Person

  Point of View                Perspective          Me, Myself, and I   Each person or character in your book will have a different perspective–a point of view. The first-person point of view is used primarily for autobiographical writing, such as a personal...