64: Write a Local Column to Market Your Business, with Lisa Lombardi O'Reilly
Release Date: 07/25/2019
The Life Story Coach
Karin Jones believes sex and intimacy are a big part of our lives, and she challenges personal historians to gently explore this topic with their storytelling clients.
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Gloria Nussbaum of Real to Real, a personal history company that produces audio projects, talks equipment, prices, and more.
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Personal historian Gloria Nussbaum captures clients' voices and stories on audio recordings. She tells us why it's important and how she does it.
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Lisa Kagan talks about creating illustrated heirloom books for clients, and how other personal historians help her produce her books
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Lisa Kagan's workshops and retreats help people find their creativity, and help them find her personal history services.
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Lisa Lombard O'Reilly of Your Stories Written joins us for a conversation about personal history. Listen as we discuss:
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Personal Historian Lettice Stuart on how much her life story books cost, why strangers make better interviewers, more.
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Long-time Personal Historian Lettice Stuart shares her advice and insight on growing a life story business
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Steve Pender of Family Legacy Video talks to The Life Story Coach about helping people create the personal history projects he does best: video biographies.
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In six short years, Starts at 60 has grown to a platform with a million and a half visitors per month.
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Lisa Lombard O'Reilly of Your Stories Written joins us for a conversation about personal history. Listen as we discuss:
- Lisa's experience writing her dad's life story book
- using Kindle Direct Publishing for cheap proof copies and supplying friends with print-on-demand books
- Lisa's monthly column on personal history for Coastal View, a local print publication
Lisa approached the publisher of Coastal View after attending a workshop given by Annie Payne, a colleague out of Australia. Annie gave expert advice on mastering your community and becoming the go-to personal historian.
Lisa also talked about being featured on a blog post by a woman with an historical press. Clairitage Press specializes in local history, with titles written by Karen Dustman. Read the article here or here.
If you want more ideas about writing local history, check out Episode 47 with Patricia Hamilton.
Links & Stuff
Find Lisa Lombari O'Reilly at her website, Your Stories Written