How to Write a Memoir or Biography Swiftly

This recorded workshop teaches you how to write a memoir or biography quickly. Bonus resources you get right after order cover Copyright and Right of Publicity. 

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Topics covered in this workshop on writing true life stories include:

• Why memoirs, biographies, and true life stories often have significant emotional, historical, and financial value.
• How to swiftly and accurately gather the historical facts you need to write your book.
• How to conduct interviews with family, friends, and other experts to collect  stories that make your work unique, and uniquely sellable. 
• How to use a modified version of the interview process to collect your own stories and insights swiftly and with far less typing. 
• How to quickly and very cost-effectively turn several hours of interviews into many pages of written text you can incorporate into your book.
• How recording interviews can make your work easier to sell from a variety of perspectives. 
• Finding the themes and through lines that will make your book a great read that is also easy to market. 
  
• How to incorporate great images and artwork into your book so it sells better and people like it more. 
• How to swiftly and very cost-effectively get your book edited and formatted for publication. 
• Acquiring a cover for your book that makes it look and sell better.  
• How a lawyer can help you navigate issues of privacy, defamation, copyright, and work-for-hire agreements that may come up as you write your book. 

• A PDF with the live Zoom meeting details. You will also receive reminders on the day of the event. 
• A Bonus Recorded Workshop on Copyright featuring Attorney Paul Levine.
• A Bonus Recorded Workshop on Right of Publicity featuring Attorney Justin Sterling.  

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