Everyone has a story and every story deserves to be told, but knowing what to say and how to say it can be overwhelming for many people. "Telling Your Truth: A Step-by-Step Guide to Writing Your Memoir," is a simple reference guide on all aspects of memoir writing. It was designed to help individuals think more clearly about the story they want to share, and give them the tools necessary to put it in writing. This book contains 46 chapters on a wide variety of memoir-writing tips such as how to define the purpose of your memoir, navigating emotional memories, and crafting good descriptions. Each chapter works as a writing guide, breaking down topics into easy-to-digest segments, making it simple for even the most novice of writers to capture their own family history and personal legacy.
A life-long entrepreneur and creative, Kare Jacoba is an award-winning fiction writer currently working on a novel about a homeless teenager in Vancouver, Canada. As a child, one of Kare's favorite activities was sitting among the after-church coffee-drinking adults and listening to their conversations, learning about the lived experiences of multiple generations. Since then, she has been deeply fascinated by people's life journeys. Kare is excited to help facilitate the telling of stories through a new venture, DaisyChain Legacy Publishing, a company she co-founded with Anita K. Voth.
For more than a decade, Anita K. Voth has had the privilege of helping families as a financial advisor, acting as the financial expert for Shape Your World Society's Total Makeover Challenge, and teaching seminars on finance, parenting, and women's success. She is also a published author and over the past five years has worked directly in the publishing field as an company operations manager and as author support for several published authors. With a clear, but simple, mission of helping and inspiring others, Anita helps people unleash their potential, paving the way towards both personal and professional success.
