True stories have power. That means our individual life stories have power: yours and mine. As we share our memoirs we are reaching out to others who have had experiences much like ours. A man who writes his true story memoir with a focus on fatherhood will find an audience of men wrestling with, or excited about, issues of fatherhood. Chances are, single women without children will not be as drawn to this topic. These women will seek to read memoir that touches their personal experiences. A single life story is generally not for everyone, but it breathes life into those it is meant for. The call, then, is for all of us to share with the goal of reaching out to our distinct audience and trusting that others will do the same. If we all unleash the power of true story memoir it will reach across the world to touch the lives of those who need its message.

We can work together to unleash the power of our life story. We can begin by developing our story with the expectation that what has touched us will be a match with what touches someone else. This means being committed to our lives and believing that they are worth sharing. This is the step where many “wannabe” memoir writers drop out. They have determined that their life is not thrilling, interesting or important enough to communicate. They forget that others have been where they have been. They forget that someone is waiting to be reminded that they are not alone. Step one for writing memoir is a commitment to telling your story, as best you can, and trusting that it will end up in the hands of those who need its message. Step one for unleashing the power of true story memoir is having faith that your story has a purpose and a destiny.

Step two for releasing the power of your true story memoir is a quest: a quest for feelings and meanings. It is the emotional experience of the writer that most deeply connects the memoir to its audience. You can write a story filled with powerful, famous wealthy people living lives of thrilling excitement and still fail to offer the reader anything that’s meaningful. Digging deep into the depths of people, places and experiences gives your true story memoir integrity. Pomp and circumstance is not the goal here. Step two for writing your story should be commitment: commitment to telling your story with deep honesty, transparency and truth. It is this commitment that will connect your life to readers who will want to connect with yours. It is also this approach that unleashes the true power of your story: the power to touch, change and enrich lives with your life.

Next, consider your motives for writing your true story memoir. If you want to make sales and become a famous book author you may, or may not, have success at doing so. Only a limited number of memoir writers climb the ladder of success to the point of infamy. On the other hand, if your motivation is to simply offer your story as a source of hope to others then your chances at achieving your goal improves exponentially. The internet can be used in a multitude of ways to help achieve this end. Not much stops most of us from creating a site onto which we can post our story. We can begin a blog that posts weekly life experiences as entries in real time. Office supply stores have binding and printing services that will let us package a short run of book copies for a select group of individuals. You likely know some people who would be helped by what you have to share, so why not share it? It can all be at a minimal expense with maximum returns with a simple commitment to your audience. Once your motives are clear, step three is complete, and your true story memoir is ready to reach out to others with power.

Step four calls the memoir writer to consider the role of symbolism. Certain objects, people or experiences will be symbolic for you. If your mother made you a special blanket you may have developed a special attachment to it. You might write about the significance of the blanket with emphasis on how it is reminiscent of your mother’s thoughtfulness and tenderness. Your reading audience will be curious to understand why the blanket is significant and will be inspired to remember the role of symbolism in their story. The call of step four is to consider the deeper meanings behind the seemingly concrete experiences, objects and individuals that are a part of our lives. This allows us to transform our memoir into a powerful, life changing and hope restoring story.

As we unleash the power of true story memoir we want to keep God as our guide. It is difficult to predict the ideal way to share our lives and equally difficult to predict who will be impacted by our stories. Only God knows where our stories are taking Cialis Professional us. He knows the plans and purposes for our lives. As writers of true story memoir it is best to follow the path that God lays before us. This will likely be a path of instincts and intuitions: we will have to listen for His quiet voice. We should not expect to know where we might arrive. Instead, we need to listen and let God lead, and trust that He has a special destination for our stories.

Believing that five simple steps will unleash the power of our stories is simplistic. There are so many different suggestions, approaches and directions we can consider as memoir writers. In fact, options can be so overwhelming that we might shrink back and choose not to share. If we keep our eyes on the truth we will have the courage to venture forward. It’s the truth that our stories have power. We need to answer the call to share with the goal of reaching out to our distinct audience and trusting that others will do the same. Together we can unleash the power of true story memoir, reaching across the world to touch the lives of those who need its message.

Author Bio: Alisa E. Clark believes in the power of spiritual autobiography. Her website invites viewers to create and share one’s own spiritual memoir and allows readers to learn more about Alisa’s own spiritual autobiography: Dancing in the Doghouse. You can learn more by visiting www.journeyoncanvas.com

Category: Inspirational/Motivational
Keywords: true story memoir,memoir