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Sally-Anne Watson Kane’s professional development in writing and editing
Professional development: writing and editing non-fiction, memoir, life stories, poetry, fiction Sally-Anne Watson Kane is a: professional member of Institute of Professional Editors (IPEd) ...
Transforming oral histories into self-published life stories (memoir or autobiography)
Oral histories are stories told by one person to another and/or recorded electronically. They can be about the person’s whole life, or about just one or multiple experiences or periods in their l...
How to use your NDIS funds for coaching, writing and/or editing support
In Australia, if you are an NDIS participant, you can use your NDIS funds to pay for writing, coaching or editing services and support - as long as (a) the support is necessary because of your disa...
Recording and documenting oral histories
An oral history is a spoken or documented record of someone's memories of their own life experiences. Oral histories are handed down from generation to generation, or stories of someone's own life....
Positive outcomes of documenting life stories for people with PTSD
I have over twenty years' experience in documenting and producing self-published books of stories and oral histories of people who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The sources of ...
Free offer: memoir about mental illness, child abuse and survival
This article has been written and published on behalf of Joan Sammon, for whom I edited and produced a memoir, A life: I am what I am! Background Joan Sammon grew up in Sydney. She is schizophr...
Do you need help to get your life story or memoir written?
Everyone has a story, but not everyone is a natural writer or wishes to write their story down themselves. Some people are better at talking than writing, so they want to tell their story and get s...
Why don’t you use your next “holiday break” to start writing that book?
Whether you're staying at home or going away, why don't you use your next holiday break to tell or write your story, or at least to get a start on writing your story? (Then, later on, you can pub...
Self-published memoir – ‘A life: I am what I am’ by Joan Sammon
This is a memoir about childhood abuse, mental illness and resilience. The importance of asking for help and being supported by mental health professionals. Living with post-traumatic stress, schiz...