{"id":9923,"date":"2017-03-31T02:02:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T02:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifebookmemoir.wpengine.com\/2017\/03\/31\/memoir-first-memories\/"},"modified":"2024-10-03T10:20:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-03T10:20:32","slug":"memoir-first-memories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifebookmemoirs.com\/en-gb\/memoir-first-memories\/","title":{"rendered":"Memoir \u2013 First Memories"},"content":{"rendered":"

My First Memories<\/h2>\n

Often the place to start when planning your memoir is to cast your mind back to your very first memories. Nobody really knows how those first memories cement themselves in your mind, but they often make for some great reading! Since we\u2019re sharing, here\u2019s a few of mine:<\/p>\n

The earliest memory I can think of was a time pottering around the kitchen at three-years old, whilst my mother was sitting on the floor at the other end of the room. One of my favourite toys was a pull-back-and-go sailor on wheels, which could move pretty fast. Whilst Mum was looking the other way, I grabbed the toy and pulled it back as far as I could, sending it hurtling off in her direction at great speed. I scored a direct hit on her leg, which I thought was hilarious, Mum possibly not so much.<\/p>\n

\"Buster\"

This is Buster the cat<\/p><\/div>\n

This memory leads to\u00a0another Memory<\/h3>\n

This memory leads on to another I have from that time, of my cat Buster running crazy-eyed under a bush whilst I was digging a much-needed hole in my parents\u2019 garden. My toddler self decided to give said bush a good whack with my toy spade. Well, why not? Buster, not surprisingly, shot out from his presumed place of safety. (Buster was fine, by the way, and no animals were harmed during the writing of this post.)<\/p>\n

There is also a hazy memory of mine of an outing to Dinton Pastures Country Park in Berkshire, a great place to feed the ducks on the lake there when you are a suitably duffle-coated two-year old. My duck-feeding technique back then? Launch the bread as fast as possible at the poor creatures whilst shouting \u201cBEER\u201d at the top of my voice. I can\u2019t really explain that one, I\u2019m afraid, it doesn\u2019t make feeding them any easier. Needless to say my parents filmed that particular episode and Mum (possibly as revenge for the sailor story) has subsequently shown it to many people over the years.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t forget the best bits<\/h3>\n

To reflect on these memories brings a smile to my face, as I recall those simpler times, before I had to worry about what to write in an article on planning for life stories. The task of drafting a memoir should never be too contrived or worrisome a project. Certainly, piecing together a rough timeline or a thematic guide to the book is a useful exercise when you first get started. However, simply taking some rough notes or retelling one of your favourite experiences can bring everything flooding back, with one memory leading to another \u2012 and another.<\/p>\n

The LifeBook support team<\/h3>\n

So, that\u2019s why my job is to help LifeBook’s authors, which I do by guiding them through their own memoir-writing project. Over 12 sessions, our authors share their stories face-to-face with their specially assigned interviewer, who will be on hand to help gather these stories and prompt for details around them. One of our ghostwriters is assigned to the project and takes the stories from each recording of these conversations, converting them into a personal memoir. This memoir is carefully prepared and four review drafts are sent to the author as their book is being written. A further main review draft and a final edit later, we\u2019ll typeset and then print five hardbacks, linen-bound copies of the author\u2019s book.<\/p>\n

It is always those little details that you remember which really stand out in the book. Having personally worked with over a 100 authors since I joined the company, with each new project I still look forward to that record of the first memory being placed into the book.<\/p>\n

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How we turn your memories into a LifeBook<\/h3>\n

LifeBook has the largest pool of professional ghostwriters in any autobiography service company in the world. LifeBook\u2019s ghostwriters are passionate about bringing our authors\u2019 lives to life, and in their own voice. Our ghostwriters currently write in British English, American English, French, German, Spanish and Greek and have various religious and cultural backgrounds.<\/p>\n

LifeBook ghostwriters are carefully matched to the author<\/h3>\n

Our ghostwriters are carefully matched to each project based on their\u00a0particular skills and knowledge to ensure that they effectively understand, appreciate, and capture\u00a0the author\u2019s background and story. Having passed our test and been trained in LifeBook\u2019s style, they use their professional experience to deliver a\u00a0priceless legacy in the author\u2019s voice.<\/p>\n

It is important that a ghostwriter can relate to different cultures. The use of English differs between the USA, the UK, Australia and Canada, not just in spelling but in idioms and cultural references. Similarly, the\u00a0Jewish culture uses\u00a0many Yiddish terms and we have ghostwriters who are very familiar with these unique terms and phrases.<\/p>\n

Our ghostwriters tell us how much they enjoy the different projects and stories in which they become engaged. They also describe the satisfaction they get from knowing the books will be read and treasured for generations to come.<\/p>\n

– Tom Harnett, LibeBook Project Manager –
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