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SELF-PUBLISH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY OR MEMOIR (EBOOK)

SELF-PUBLISH YOUR FAMILY HISTORY OR MEMOIR (EBOOK)

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Your Life Story is Precious. Your Process Should Be Simple.

Do you have a shoebox of old letters, a lifetime of memories, or a growing collection of family documents—but feel paralyzed by the sheer volume and the technical steps of turning it all into a book? You’re not alone.

This is the non-technical, stress-free guide designed specifically for the heart-centered writer and family historian. Bestselling author and publisher Beverley Eikli walks you through every step, replacing chaos with a clear, achievable plan.

Inside, you will discover the straightforward path to holding your book in your hands:

·       The Mini Memoir Method: How to choose a small, focused project that you can actually finish (and celebrate!).

·       Tech Tamed: Simple, illustrated guides for using your phone to turn blurry photos and handwritten diaries into editable text—no scanner needed.

·       The Archive Assistant: Use new AI tools like NotebookLM to quickly find hidden themes and timelines within your uploaded documents.

.    Prompts for Memoir & Family History: Dozens of prompts designed to jog memories and help you craft your narrative.

·       Publishing Made Easy: Clear steps for turning your final Word document into a professional ebook, paperback, or hardcover—often for surprisingly low cost.

Stop dreaming and start doing. Your family's legacy deserves to be shared, held, and cherished for generations to come.

 

FAQS: HOW WILL I GET MY EBOOK?

Ebooks are delivered instantly by link in your confirmation email (and as a backup, also by email from our delivery partner, Bookfunnel).

FAQS: HOW WILL I READ MY EBOOK?

You can read the ebooks on any ereader (Amazon, Kobo, Nook), your tablet, phone, computer, and/or in the free Bookfunnel app.

READ A SAMPLE

Introduction
Getting Everyone on Board
Use Technology to Fast-track your Family History
Family History Questions
Genealogy Tools and Services
Different Family Tree Layouts
30 Prompts for Memoir and Family History
Memoir: Narrative Arc and Flow
Different Approaches to Writing a Memoir
Considerations for Writing A Memoir
Using the Senses
Writing as Therapy
Tips for Polishing and Editing your work
Steps to Self-publish
Outsourcing the Components of your Project
From Ring-binder to Published Book – Example
Useful Resources and Software


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Beverley Eikli teaches family history and memoir, writing, and self-publishing.

She also writes historical fiction and historical romance as Beverley Oakley, and Africa-set romantic suspense as B. G. Nettelton.
After the rights to her first five traditionally published novels reverted to her, she began her self-publishing journey.

She has now published 40 titles.

The second half of this book outlines her process.

Find out more at www.beverleysbooks.com

Contact her at: beverley@beverleysbooks.com



What is the difference between a Memoir and a Family History?

Why could this Guide be Useful to me?

Family History

A family history is a record of a family and of the lives of family members.

Throughout the following chapters, I offer ideas for organising and recording a family history. I also provide useful technology tips to streamline the process.

Memoir

A memoir is an entirely personal account. It’s authored from the perspective of an individual, recounting a significant part of their life with a firm grounding in factual events. Unlike an autobiography that encompasses the writer's entire life journey up to the present, a memoir concentrates on a specific period or theme.
In the following chapters, I’ll suggest options to frame and structure your memoir, starting with useful prompts, and then outlining different popular approaches.
Self-publishing in ebook and print-on-demand
The final part of this book outlines the step-by-step process I use—with photographs—to turn a written Word or text document into a format suitable for e-readers or print books.

I also show you how you can make your book accessible world-wide (at local shipping costs) for little more than the cost of a couple of tickets to the movies!

I hope you discover invaluable tools within these pages to make your work-in-progress or "book of the heart" a more manageable and satisfying experience.



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