Here are a few Web sites which have useful tips and information for memoir and family history writers. Please e-mail us if you have others to suggest.

The Story Circle Network
The Story Circle Network is a national not-for-profit membership organization made up of women who want to explore their lives and their souls by exploring their personal stories. An excellent "Facilitator's Guide" is available on-line for those who may be considering starting a women's lifewriting group. It includes a detailed Six-week Story Circle Schedule. The "Life-Writers Notebook" provides ideas, inspiration, and instructions for writing memoirs.

The UnWritten: Saving Your Family Photo Stories For The Future
Every photo has a story and holds a bit of history, no matter how unimportant it may seem now. Working with one photo at a time, this site shows you how to research, write about, and save your photo-stories. The story that you uncover and save can be as simple as a clear factual caption or as deep as a full biography. A Photo-Story Kit is available on the site with five printable worksheets for you to use in your photo quest.

Center for Life Stories Preservation
This resource is rich with ideas for memoir writers. The Center for Life Stories Preservation has a special interest in veterans' stories, and we have found many other useful tools here as well. There are lots of "Memory Triggers," a list of historical events, ideas for gifts, a free reading service, and more.

Turning Memories into Memoirs
This link takes you directly to their "Lifestory Writing Clinic" page. This page guides you through creating your life list, which can become the backbone of your memoir writing project.

Biography Assistant
Biography Assistant will customize a list of writing ideas for you based on the person you are writing about.

Association of Personal Historians
This is a non-profit professional association whose mission is to help people preserve life stories and memories. There are some good articles and inspiration here.