Porch Swing Tip of the Week: Tell Them Why
 
A young woman recently mentioned that the lovely necklace she was wearing had belonged to one of her grandmothers – and she was sad that she didn’t know which one, nor anything about the piece. When talking to her further, she mentioned sorrow about a beautiful, hand-made quilt she saw in a second-hand store, forgotten and abandoned by the family of the quilter(s). While it’s true that stuff is just stuff, if you have items that are precious to you, it’s imperative that you record why you’ve kept them. Include pictures in your StorySite along with the history of the objects; remember that you can include up to twelve pictures in each chapter, and up to 100 more in the Photo Box.  

So, what stories can we help you with?

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Jayme & John Resnik and the Porch Swing Team

Porch Swing Tip of the Week: Have you set writing goals?

Many Porch Swing authors have found it easier to complete their book with a plan in place. Setting specific, reasonable, measurable goals may help you as well. A time-centered objective, for example, would need to include how many chapters you expect to write, when you want them all completed, with manageable target dates between now and then to have each chapter written.  A chapter-a-day goal would give you a ten-chapter book in just ten days! It may be more helpful for you to begin with an outline, a table of contents, or a list of possible chapter titles or subjects or stages of your life to guide you, chapter by chapter, to completion of your book. Share your plan with someone who can help you stay on track and accountable and, be sure to recognize/celebrate your achieved milestones so you’ll be encouraged to finish strong. 

So, what stories can we help you with?

Need additional help? Contact us at 833-767-2411 or inquiries@porchswingstories.com 

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Jayme & John Resnik and the Porch Swing Team

Porch Swing Tip of the Week: Preserve Your Legacy

Arrangements for your heirs to receive your financial legacy may be taken care of already.  If that’s squared away, now you have time to work on the inheritance of your stories, right?  No one else in the whole world has lived a life just like yours, with its ups and downs, joys and sorrows, triumphs and defeats. Though it surely hasn’t happened to you, there may be other people around you that are having memory troubles. So just in case your recollections would ever become fuzzy, get them written down, the sooner, the better! And don’t worry about remembering what you had for supper last night; your body’s taking care of that. 

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Jayme & John Resnik and the Porch Swing Team

Porch Swing Tip of the Week: Read a story out loud to a loved one.

Cooler fall weather arriving means more inside time for many of us; the opportunity to work on your StorySite is here too! You have several weeks before the holiday season begins to get some stories written in time to be tested on your friends and family. Write down holiday remembrances or the account of any life experience; ignore the writing for a week or so, then pull it out and read it again. If you’re like most people, you’ll think of details you want to add or change. Shine up your story, or stories, then over the holidays, get ready to see the delight in the eyes of family members when you read aloud to them what you’ve written. If someone just happens to make a recording of you reading your story, upload it to your StorySite. How exciting for your listeners! We predict you’ll be encouraged to continue your compositions.  

So, what stories can we help you with?

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Jayme & John Resnik and the Porch Swing Team

Porch Swing Tip of the Week: Why do we call it a StorySite?
 
Your website at Porchswingstories.com is a great place to write and store your life’s treasured stories. That is, of course, why we call it a StorySite!  You can type directly into your StorySite, making changes and corrections as you go. All the usual text editing preferences are available on the toolbar in the editing mode. You can also type and edit your stories in your favorite word processing program and then cut and paste them into the correct chapter of your StorySite. Even though we didn’t call it a PictureAndStorySite, pictures can be stored there as well, your printed book of stories comes directly from your StorySite. And, of course, Porch Swing story coaches and editors are available to help you whenever you need them.  Now hop on your StorySite and begin saving those special life stories of you!   

So, what stories can we help you with?

Need additional help? Contact us at 833-767-2411 or inquiries@porchswingstories.com 

We’re always here to help.
 
Jayme & John Resnik and the Porch Swing Team