Contents
List of Figures
Guide
Pagebreaks of the print version
Also by Mark Victor Hansen
BOOKS
Chicken Soup for the Soul series254 different books in print
The One Minute Millionaire
Cracking the Millionaire Code
Cash in a Flash
How to Make the Rest of Your Life the Best of Your Life
The Aladdin Factor
Dare to Win
The Richest Kids in America
The Miracle of Tithing
The Power of Focus
The Miracles in You
Out of the Blue
Master Motivator
You Are the Solution
You Have a Book in You
Speed Write Your First Book
Speed Write Your Personal Life Story (Your Autobiography)
Speed Edit Your First Book
Speed Write Your Amazing Publishing Plan
Speed Write Your First Screenplay
Speed Write Your Irresistible Title and Subtitle
Speed Write (and Deliver) Your Killer Speech
Visualizing Is Realizing
Dreams Dont Have Deadlines
Ask!
AUDIOS
How to Think Bigger than You Ever Thought You Could Think
Dreams Dont Have Deadlines
Visualizing Is Realizing
Sell Yourself Rich
Chicken Soup for the Soul series
The One Minute Millionaire
Cracking the Millionaire Code
Also by Steve Gottry
BOOKS
The On-Time, On-Target Manager (Coauthored with Ken Blanchard)
Common Sense Business
A Kick in the Career (Coauthored with Linda Jensvold Bauer)
The Screenwriters Story-Planning Guide
Options (Karla Gottry, as told to Steve Gottry)
BOOKS IN THIS SERIES WITH MARK VICTOR HANSEN:
Speed Write Your First Book
Speed Write Your Personal Life Story (Your Autobiography)
Speed Edit Your First Book
Speed Write Your Amazing Publishing Plan
Speed Write Your First Screenplay
Speed Write Your Irresistible Title and Subtitle
Speed Write (and Deliver) Your Killer Speech
AUDIOS AND VIDEOS
The Story of Jesus for Children (Screenplay; currently in 176 languages)
Jacobs Gift (Screenplay; adaptation based on the bestseller by Max Lucado)
Wondrous Myths and Legends (Sony Wonder animated series, with David Anderson)
The On-Time, On-Target Manager CD (Coauthored with Ken Blanchard)
SPEED WRITE YOUR LIFE STORY
(Your Autobiography)
From Blank Spaces to Great Pages in Just 90 Days
MARK VICTOR HANSENSTEVE GOTTRY
Published 2021 by Gildan Media LLC
aka G&D Media
www.GandDmedia.com
SPEED WRITE YOUR LIFE STORY. Copyright 2021 by Mark Victor Hansen and Steve Gottry/Priority Multimedia Group, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form, by any means (electronic, photocopying, recording, or otherwise), without the prior written permission of the author. No liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained within. Although every precaution has been taken, the author and publisher assume no liability for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.
Front Cover design by David Rheinhardt of Pyrographx
Interior design by Meghan Day Healey of Story Horse, LLC
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request
eISBN: 978-1-7225-2432-6
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When you fill in the blanks
you fill in the empty spaces and places in the lives of your readers.
Where there is numbing sameness, you bring abundant variety.
Where adventure is missing, you create exciting journeys in the mind.
Where there is despair, you offer meaningful hope.
Where faith is lacking, you offer a reason to believe.
Where love has not found a home, you open the doors of the heart.
When someone needs a friend, you become a soul mate.
Yes, your words have AMAZING POWER!
Bring Your Story to Life
Youre reading this book because you have a story to tell!
Its been a dream of yours to write itpossibly for years! Or perhaps only months, weeks, or days. Maybe the idea occurred to you just yesterday or today, when this book came to your attention.
The story that is still captive inside you is YOUR PERSONAL LIFE STORY!
The nature or focus of your specific story doesnt matter. What DOES matter is that you write it. And, WERE HERE TO HELP!
We are going to empower you to write the story of your life in NINETY DAYS or fewer, investing only TWENTY-TWO MINUTES of time per day!
You say you dont believe us?
Well, we both know it can be done. Weve done it!
The length of your first effort is not whats important. The outcome is the product of your decision, desire, dedication, and determination to write, write, and write some more. In the end, you will be proud of what you have accomplished! People in your life will want to read it, and they will enjoy it!
What happens after that is entirely up to you. Will you enjoy the process of writing to the extent that you will want to work on additional projects in our series? Will you want to find a publisher for your future work? Do you want to self-publish your book or offer it as an online downloadeither free or for sale? Do you want to find a literary agent and launch a new career as an author? Only YOU can determine the answers to those questions. Our role is simply to help you right now, then, later on, give you worthwhile information about your options. (But thats in other SPEED WRITE books.)
Whatever you decide, we will stand behind you! There are other books in Mark and Steves Writers Wisdom Seriesnow or in the futurethat will guide you through the myriad aspects of selling, marketing, and even (gulp!) speaking in public about your book.
We know that you have a story ready to burst out of you, and its time to share with it the world! By following the plan in this book, you can achieve your goal quicker than you think! So, start today, and fill in the blanks.
For additional series information and product support, please go to www.SpeedWritingBooks.com.
Web Site: www.SpeedWritingBooks.com
Please send your comments and suggestions to Steve at . He will do his best to respond to you on behalf of himself and Mark.
Mark and Steve
Introduction
You have something no one else in the entire world has. Your story! Your memories! They are unique in every way from your birth until today.
The uniqueness of your life story makes it important that you share it with those you love today, as well as with future generations. The reason its important is because they have so much to learn from you. Your life-time of acquired wisdom is truly worth a fortune.
Have you ever wished that you had asked more questions of those ancestors you were fortunate enough to meet? Your great great-grandparents, possibly your grandparents, maybe even your own parents? Aunts and uncles? Departed cousins?