Last updated: 7/2009

> ?I wish I could leave my life story for my family to read.?

I have heard it so many times. And I've given answers on countless occasions. But the questions seem to be coming more frequently than ever. It must be the age of the memoir?when people feel that they have a great life story to tell and want to get it in the hands of readers.

Well, guess what? It is a great time to write your memoir. Just look at the best seller list. Look at the authors appearing at your local bookstore. But actually, it's always a good time. You just have to make the commitment.

But suppose you are ready to make the commitment. Or you may have already begun. So then what?
A UNIQUE RESOURCE ONLY AVAILABLE ONLINE

Frankly, the more questions I got about how to write a memoir, the more I became convinced that it was just very difficult to find an all-in-one solution. I couldn't refer anybody to a particular resource. And I couldn't spend all of my time giving out advice on memoir writing.

So I decided to produce a guide. And I thought I had a pretty good idea of what writers need. After all, I?
Have published a half-dozen books and dozens of articles myself

Directed the graduate writing program at Brown University where I taught English for 17 years

Started a publishing company that has produced more than 80 titles and pioneered a unique joint venture program

YOUR EXPERT MENTOR: SIDNEY OFFIT
But memoir writing isn't my specialty. I still needed an expert. Silly me! I had published an expert already. And he's a good friend. But he's so busy, I couldn't believe that he would agree to help. After all, he's finishing a new memoir as you read this. Plus he teaches writing courses at the New School University in New York City and Marymount Manhattan College...is curator of the George Polk Journalism Awards?presides over the Authors Guild Foundation?and more.

Yet, when I shared my idea with writer Sidney Offit, he was immediately agreeable!

And so we produced this special downloadable Info Pak: Sidney Offit's Memoir Writing Secrets

A JAM-PACKED AUDIO INTERVIEW
In this jam-packed-with-information interview with me , Sidney Offit gives you all the tips and techniques you need to produce a successful memoir?whether you want to publish it commercially, privately, or as a limited edition. The five chapters give you a one-stop resource, covering these topics and more:

The difference between the autobiography and the memoir

How to promote dramatic tension

Three keys for sustaining reader interest

What personal details to delete

Why you should avoid the passive voice

Sure-fire strategies for handling dialogue

How to distinguish ?telling? from ?showing?

The two hottest markets for today's memoir

New publishing options
By the time you finish listening for the first time, you'll be well-informed and inspired. You'll be itching to begin writing or to finish writing your memoir.
ABOUT YOUR TEACHER?SIDNEY OFFIT

After all, you'll be led by a man who's been doing it successfully for more than 50 years. Sidney Offit has been a prolific writer, editor, commentator and teacher.
He was senior editor of Intellectual Digest, book editor of Politics Today, and contributing editor of Baseball Magazine.
He's the author of two novels and 10 children's books. Offit has taught at New York University, The New School for Social Research, and Marymount Manhattan College.

I reprinted Offit's Memoir of the Bookie's Son, first published by St. Martin's Press in 1995 as the first in our Beckham Classic Reprint series.

PRAISE FOR OFFIT'S MEMOIR

In fact, his Memoir of the Bookie's Son has been considered a classic by both critics and writers:

?Memoir of the Bookie's Son is a rare book, a short, modest and affecting memoir that moved me deeply. One that I won't soon forget.?
?Robert Ward, Los Angeles Times
?Poignant, touching and painfully honest, a memoir beautifully evocative of the tangled bonds between a father and a son.?
?Robert A. Caro, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for biography, 1975
?Every word rings true. It has the ring of authenticity that makes you want to read more and more. There is also a lovely fragility one gets from certain Chinese paintings, in which figures emerge from the mist and time stands still.?
?Thomas Fleming, author of Liberty, Duel and other works of history and fiction
?Sidney Offit's book is a touching, clear-eyed and deeply moving exploration of that central theme of Freud's, family romance, the father-son relationship from the point of view of a child, boy and a grown man. Deceptively simple, it is in fact a work of literature.?
?Michael Korda, author of Charmed Lives and Man to Man

No wonder I chose Sidney Offit to help create this downloadable Memoir Writing Info Pak.

PLUS!... SOME ADDED BONUSES!

The five-chapter audio book will stimulate you, inspire you, and answer questions that you have considered many times. You'll be eager and confident about getting that memoir finished?in its most readable form?that you can be proud of.

I want to make sure that you stay inspired and on track. So I've added some bonuses to give you a value-packed Memoir Writing Info Pak. Remember, you can download all the eBook and audio files immediately?straight to your computer. Or you can download the audio files to your portable media player and listen while taking that morning walk.

CAROL FRANKO AND KENT LINEBACK: THE LEGACY GUIDE

First, your get a special audio report with Carol Franko and Kent Lineback, authors of The Legacy Guide: Capturing the Facts, Memories and Meaning of Your Life. In an exclusive 27-minute interview with me, they reveal their special techniques that help you record your life story or that of a loved one.

They will take you step-by-step through the seven stages of life and explain why they are so important in recalling long-forgotten moments. They'll teach you about their innovative program: Facts to Memories to Meaning.

Both have had decades of experience as authors and editors. Carol Franco has been helping writers tell their stories for more than 30 years?currently as a literary agent and formerly as director of Harvard Business School Press.
Kent Lineback helps prominent business thinkers and executives write their books. He is the coauthor and author of several titles, including the BusinessWeek bestseller The Monk and the Riddle: The Education of a Silicon Valley Entrepreneur.

Secondly, I published a special downloadable EBook version of Memoir of the Bookie's Son just for this offer. You'll see the master at work. Plus the EBook has clickable bookmarks. That means you can go from the table of contents to a particular chapter and study how Sidney handled a specific scene or dialogue.

ORDER NOW AT THE INTRODUCTORY PRICE

Order today, because I can't guarantee how long the introductory price will last.
Here's what you get in the Sidney Offit Memoir Writing Info Pak:
The exclusive 164-page eBook version with linkable text of Sidney Offit's Memoir of the Bookie's Son.

Sidney Offit's Secrets of Writing the Memoir in audio book format that can be listened to on your computer or personal digital player. In five chapters?two hours and nineteen minutes total?you'll hear a wealth of tips and techniques from the expert.
A Bonus Audio Interview with Carol Franco and Kent Linebeck showing you how to capture the memories you need to help your loved ones to save their memories. This exclusive 27-minute audio report is filled with behind-the-scenes observations from the authors of The Legacy Guide?never before published.

To help with your writing, a special Epak of selected issues from my ezine, Better English 101. You'll stay on top of your writing game with these tips on diction, frequent mistakes and more. You'll know the difference between proven and proved, why impact is not a verb, and the difference between which and that.
I hope you see this as an unbeatable deal?a chance to get expert advice from professionals who have almost 100 years of combined writing and publishing experience. And you don't have to wait. The complete Info Pak is downloadable immediately. You'll be learning from the pros instantly.
Since the files are compressed in a zip file, be sure that you have a program like Winzip to decompress the files.
An audio book, an e-book, an e-report, and a free newsletter subscription?the Info Pak...

I'm so sure you'll love the Sidney Offit's Memoir Writing Secrets that I have an ironclad NO RISK 100% money-back guarantee. If you aren't happy with the system for any reason, you'll get a full refund. What can you lose by ordering the system and checking it out!

Let experts guide you toward your writing dream come true?a successfully completed memoir.

Get started now on the road to your great memoir. Take advantage of my introductory price of $47 and get the memoir writing system that will give you what you need. You'll be writing it rather than talking about beginning it.

All the best,

President, The Beckham Publications Group, Inc.
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