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Sally-Anne Watson Kane’s professional development in writing and editing

Professional development: writing and editing: memoir, poetry, novels (various genres), non-fiction (various), neurodivergent writing Sally-Anne's Professional memberships: professional membe...

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About using NDIS funds for support in written communications

In Australia, if you are an NDIS participant, you may be able to use your NDIS funds to pay for writing coaching, as long as this support (a) is necessary due to your disability, (b) helps you work...

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Transforming oral histories into self-published life stories (memoir or autobiography)

Oral histories are stories told by one person to another and recorded and/or documented. They can be about the person’s whole life, just one experience or period of the person's life, or a theme ...

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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....

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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 ...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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