How to Write a Book About Your Mother

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Tip 1 - Writing My Mother's Story - Our Parents

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Becka Rose | permalink

I thought of her manuscript often and with so much pain of loss I could not bear to open the manila envelope and see her writing on the pages. It lay in a drawer gathering importance, and waiting for me...
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For further reading: http://www.chabad.org/thejewishwoman/article_cdo/aid/791954/jewish/Writing-My-Mothers-Story.htm ^[1]

Tip 2 - A Mother's Legacy: Your Life Story in Your Own Words: Thomas Nelson: 9781404113336: Amazon.com: Books

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Lark Ringsted | permalink

A Mother's Legacy: Your Life Story in Your Own Words [Thomas Nelson] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. This mother's memory journal takes you on a journey that will become a cherished family memoir. Designed in a 12-month format
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For further reading: http://www.amazon.com/Mothers-Legacy-Your-Story-Words/dp/1404113339 ^[2]

Tip 3 - 7 Things How I Met Your Mother Can Teach Us About Writing

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Sharmil Mc Kee | permalink

How I Met Your Mother can do more than provide a few laughs. It's about life. But it's also about writing. Learn exactly what HIMYM has to tell us about writing.
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For further reading: http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/there-are-no-rules/7-things-how-i-met-your-mother-can-teach-us-about-writing ^[3]

Tip 4 - 10 Ways to Tell if Your Story Should be a Memoir or a Novel | WritersDigest.com

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by Eva Behm | permalink

Should your story be fictionalized or be a true telling of your life? You have to decide. Here are 10 factors to consider.

For further reading: http://www.writersdigest.com/whats-new/10-ways-to-tell-if-your-story-should-be-a-memoir-or-a-novel ^[4]

Tip 5 - Writing in a language that isn't your mother language?

Published: 9 years, 5 month(s) ago | Submitted by mark burke | permalink

Question: I'm currently 20 years old and the last 5 years I have been writing up a story I have held dear since I was 9 years old. The only problem is,
Tags: writing in a language that isn't your mother language?, questions about novel writing

For further reading: http://www.how-to-write-a-book-now.com/writing-in-a-language-that-isnt-your-mother-language.html ^[5]