Telling Your Life Story Outline Example Betty Chiang

Telling Your Life Story

Outline • • Example : Betty Chiang Booming development of memoir A different point of view A Stolen Life: A Memoir The Christmas Box Conclusion Questions

About Betty Chiang • Without writing skills • Self-publishing

Immigrant : A Memoir By Betty Chiang • Purpose : passing down her story • Professional look • Detail experiences

Booming development • A desire to pass on wisdom • Affordable access to technology

A different point of view • Elizabeth Fishel ▫ Teaching memoir writing • Oprahfication • Aging population • Available self-publishing tools

Oprahfication • Oprah Winfrey ▫ American talk show host • Personal sharing

A Stolen Life: A Memoir • Author : Jaycee Dugard • Sexual abuse by pedophilia

The Christmas Box • Author : Richard Paul Evans • A Christmas story written for his children • Purpose : convey father’s love to his children • Content : A widow and her son

Conclusion • Good news • Share your life • Build up a model for posterity

Questions 1. What’s the most memorable event that is worth writing in your memoir ? 2. Would you like to share your memoir with people you are not familiar to ? Why or why not ? 3. What are benefits of publishing your own memoir for your next generation?

4. Can you find out other ways to tell us your story except publishing a memoir ? 5. What are self-publishing advantages and disadvantages ? 6. Which way do you prefer to, traditional publishing or self-publishing ? Why ?