Writing in Retirement is an Ideal Way to Share Life Experiences With Your Loved Ones
special event at which you wore it. A favorite family food tradition, even the color of your house, perhaps the first day of school. There are so many diverse memories that combine to help you develop the overall theme and story line of your book.
Shaping Your Story
The next step before finalizing your outline and sitting down to write is determining your audience. Ask yourself these important questions. Will this be a book available only to close friends and family members? Or do you plan to market the book widely? Are you targeting a specific age group that is familiar with the time period in which you set your tale? Is your planned audience composed of members of one sex?
A second major consideration is the viewpoint from which you are writing. Are you planning a family history in which you are just one of many cogs in the
