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On Share Your Life Story's blog page, you'll learn everything you need to know about memoir writing and creating a compelling life story. We can help you share your story with your loved ones and generations to come.
Share Your Life Story Blog
9M ago
Father’s Day is just around the corner, and it’s time to show your dad how much you love and appreciate him. Finding the perfect gift for your dad can be a daunting task, especially if you’re looking for something unique. If he is someone who enjoys stories of perseverance, triumph and making a difference, we ..read more
Share Your Life Story Blog
9M ago
Two years since Breaking through the pain barrier launched It’s National Pain Week and today, we commemorate the second anniversary of the inspiring biography, Breaking Through the Pain Barrier: The Extraordinary Life of Dr Michael J. Cousins, launched by the peak advocacy body, Painaustralia, which Michael Cousins launched in 2010. Dr Michael Cousins is a trailblazer ..read more
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9M ago
Arthur Akuien Chol: A Life Fighting for my people is my latest book, the life story of Arthur Akuien Chol, South Sudan’s first Minister of Finance after the country gained independence in July 2011. It chronicles Arthur Akuien Chol’s journey from his beginnings as a cattle boy in South Sudan, through his struggle to gain ..read more
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9M ago
The invisible woman in biographies of famous men I loved ‘Wifedom’ by Anna Funder. Her painstaking research about Eileen O’Shaughnessy, George Orwell’s first wife, astonished me with the intricate details of Eileen’s life. How did so many male Orwell biographers not find this same evidence? And how did Anna Funder find it when so many ..read more
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9M ago
How Invisible was Nelly? I’m re-reading and loving “The Invisible Women” by Claire Tomalin, the biography of Nelly Ternan, Charles Dickens’ secret lover of twelve years. In 1863, Dickens destroyed all letters written to him over his lifetime, but he could not convince people who had received letters from him to eradicate them. After his ..read more
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10M ago
Celebrating our last night in Oxford. Every conversation, tutorial, writing workshop and meeting with scholars across biography, life writing, English Literature, medical humanities and the history of medicine sparked ideas that resulted in breakthroughs in my writing. While in Oxford, I decided to launch ‘Writing the Scientist’s Life’, a weekly podcast of interviews with science ..read more
Share Your Life Story Blog
10M ago
My favourite writing nooks in Oxford. I find editing in different places clarifies my thinking and I have revelations and breakthroughs that don’t happen at my desk ..read more
Share Your Life Story Blog
10M ago
Today I finally submitted an essay to the Australian Journal of Biography and History on narrative choices in biography I’ve been working on since January. The breakthrough came on Tuesday when my tutorial group of fellow visiting scholars at Oxford University’s Centre for Life Writing analysed it and gave me feedback, which was confronting but ..read more