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From Memory to Memoir: Writing the Stories of Your Life Kindle Edition

4.9 4.9 out of 5 stars 11 ratings

Get the Stories of Your Life onto the Page Today!

  • Share Your Wisdom...naturally, spontaneously and without struggle
  • Craft Rich, Compelling Stories...regardless of writing experience or perceived ability
  • Engage, Entertain and Inspire...with eloquence, confidence and ease

What you have lived is unique. What you have learned through your years of living is beyond price. And the value of all you share through your words is incalculable.

Whoever you are, whatever your experiences, whatever your perceived writing ability, From Memory to Memoir will connect you not only with the stories you remember but with the stories you have forgotten. It will serve up the inspiration guaranteed to get you writing and keep you writing, the tools and techniques guaranteed to help you craft a rich, compelling narrative, and the support guaranteed to sustain you from the initial word of your book’s first draft to the final word of its ultimate draft.

"Join me on this adventure of a lifetime...this journey into the experience of your own creativity as, together, we write the stories of your life!"
– Mark David Gerson

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About the Author

The award-winning author of more than a dozen books whose readers span the globe, Mark David Gerson electrifies groups and individuals around the world with his inspiring stories and motivational talks, seminars and workshops.

Mark David's books include critically acclaimed titles for writers, spellbinding fiction and compelling memoirs. His screenplay adaptations of his
Q'ntana Trilogy fantasy novels are on their way to theaters as a trio of epic feature films.

Known as "The Birthing Your Book Guru," Mark David works with an international roster of clients to help them get their stories onto the page and into the world with ease. Having overcome his own writing challenges, he is uniquely qualified to fire up novices and seasoned professionals in any genre to unleash the power of their creative potential and get their writing project done.

Passionate, inspiring, insightful and intuitive, Mark David Gerson is a highly sought-after speaker, coach, editorial consultant and media guest.

• Follow Mark David on Facebook at www.facebook.com/markdavidgerson.page and Twitter @markdavidgerson
• More about Mark David at www.markdavidgerson.com

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00JLYRWAC
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ MDG Media International (April 10, 2014)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 10, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 5011 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Mark David Gerson is the award-winning author of more than twenty books, including popular works for writers, inspiring personal growth titles, compelling memoirs and The Sara Stories novels. He is best known for The Legend of Q’ntana fantasy series, coming soon to movie theaters.

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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 19, 2014
    Memoir writing is an art and as any artist knows, crafting exceptional art starts with exceptional tools. From Memory to Memoir is just that! It includes tips, meditations, and exercises to get your creative juices flowing. Buyer beware - you will begin your memoir sooner than you think!
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2014
    The information Mark David Gerson shares in the guide have value far beyond seniors writing their memoirs. It can have a positive impact on senior depression, improve overall quality of life and initiate interaction. BUT, it can be used with other populations as well. Therapeutic writing is a unique field where the act of writing is used to heal wounds from trauma, grief, bullying, domestic violence and those experiencing physical and emotional illness. We have seen writing used very effectively with troubled teens, incarcerated individuals, persons on the edge of suicide and the terminally ill. The information in this book can be used to liberate individuals and empower them, literally set free the voice within. This can be a significant step in the healing process.

    Too often those trying to use writing as a therapeutic tool conduct the program more like a sixth grade English class with rules to be obeyed and the incessant demand for attention to detail. This approach can do more harm than good. From “Memory to Memoir: Writing the Stories of Your Life” is liberating and allows each individual to say what they need to say in their own way. This could be a most valuable text in the education of therapists using writing as a tool.
    ranging from troubled teens to inmates in our bloated prison systems. This can be profoundly therapeutic, even to the point of saving lives.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2014
    Some writers are born to write. Others are born to teach. Mark David Gerson was born to do both. Reading any of his writing books is like having a brilliant, loving, wise teacher whispering words of wisdom in your ear each step of the way. Oh how I wish I had this book when I was working on my memoir.

    Writing memoir is not for the faint of heart. It is tricky to capture memories in a way that communicates your truth and still tells a story. To balance narrative with scene. “Can you…allow the child you were to touch the adult you have now become?” This sentence from Mark David Gerson’s book on memoir writing, is perhaps the best description of memoir I have ever seen.
    Karen Walker
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2014
    One of the series of Gerson's books. Each increases information for writers in an easy-to-understand manner
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 11, 2014
    From Memory to Memoir is the writing guide every memoirist has been waiting for. It's an open invitation to "trust yourself, trust your story, and surrender to your Muse." In this marvelous volume of empowerment, Mark David Gerson's warm and friendly voice motivates and encourages us to believe in ourselves and our creative potential. He provides a whole kit of writing tools, including guided meditations with writing exercises along with tips to overcome writer's block and keys to opening our memory banks. There is something for everyone in this invaluable handbook of practical writing magic.
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  • J Roy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Don't know how I would have written without it.
    Reviewed in Canada on August 28, 2015
    It is clear, concise and easy to read. Gives you tips and suggestions. I love it.

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