Write your autobiography!

Rampant with Memory... an instructional guide meant to generate creativity. Toronto (special) writing instructor Noreen Shanahan teaches a popular ten-week guided autobiography course to seniors. The lessons have now been creatively put into book form.	Rampant with Memory covers the mechanics of writing, and inspires creative and intellectual stimulation. Anyone can follow the simple guidelines, with remarkable results. *The question of memory will be probed: how to allow for persuasive, creative, interpretations of experience; what is "truth"; how to trust your memory. *gentle writing prompts, some as simple as: describe your first stirrings of youth? Twitches of age? I'll examine the art of memoir writing, particularly as it pertains to older adults. *tips on writing and revising, the importance of second drafts and self-editing as opportunities to deepen your reflections and present them more authentically. *the emotional part of this work, spirituality you bring to the task. *design and presentation of your book and discuss how you might want to launch it, whether in your family, community, or to a wider audience through publication. Autobiography Guide Content Overview Testimonials Discussion Group Other Articles
It is sold on a money-back-if-not-delighted basis. Mail Orders: $20.49 ($16.99 + $3.50 shipping & printing) Viewithere.com att'n F. Howes 625 Delaware Ave., Suite 450 Buffalo NY 14202 Payable to "viewithere.com" For information on ordering or for further detail, email memory@viewithere.com	This autobiography course can be downloaded to your printer for just $19.95 $16.99 (in acrobat format) download the free acrobat reader To order your copy at the special discount click here Introductory price!
P.s. clients are encouraged to join in our free Internet chat group. Visit with others who share your interest in autobiography. Get tips and suggestions. It's almost like attending Ms. Shanahan's course, but from the comfort of your home. (available after publication) LINKS Locating Missing Loved Ones Quality Care Options Stop Rings from Twirling! "When an old person dies, it's like a library had burned down." Alex Haley The course has been a runaway success. People from all walks of life, most of whom have no writing experience, have produced autobiographies. A journalist, writer, and editor, Ms. Shanahan points out that the human mind has more capacity than all the computers ever built, that people never forget anything, and only need to follow simple steps in order to retrieve memories. Her memory-booster hints and exercises are easy to follow and achieve amazing results in helping recall elusive events. For example, one crucial and captivating task she sets is having students rummage through attics and basement for mementoes and keepsakes: letters, artifacts, old phonograph albums, with which to stimulate memory. You will find your story being pulled from you. Here is how she puts it: "The memories are cast already, in shadow, only needing to be tempted to come out to play." "Think of it like this," she says, "there is a faint painting already there. It only needs to have brush and colour (pen and paper) added in order to complete the picture and have it shine forth, to be a piece of art which can then be displayed and shared." Ideas come flowing with ease, providing a written record of your life for posterity. You will not feel overwhelmed, and will find it to be one of the most satisfying projects of your life. Once completed, your autobiography can be photocopied. What a remarkable gift to the family! This will be comparable to the family bible of the old days, to be passed down to children and grandchildren. Her book also gives lessons in the mechanics of writing, and inspires creative and intellectual stimulation. Anyone can follow the simple guidelines, with remarkable results. Ms. Shanahan points out that older adults are often invisible in a youth-oriented culture yet have so much to contribute via their wealth of experience.