Little Stories of Your Life: Find Your Voice, Share Your World and Tell Your Story

Description

Combining the wellbeing benefits of mindfulness, creativity and daily photography, this book shows you how to use words and photographs to capture precious little moments and how to share these in order to connect with others. Each chapter explores the different ways you can tell your own stories, considers why you might choose to tell them and helps you to create a patchwork of tiny tales about your life, however small they might be. Throughout the book, Laura shares her own personal stories and research that shows you how to tune out of the bigger picture and focus on the everyday. There are exercises to gently guide you through how to journal and harness your inner creativity, as well as tips on improving your photography, photo challenges and writing prompts to get you started. It's easy to feel that our own lives are not enough, but real lives are not defined by bright, exciting events: we don't need a grand narrative arc. It's the stretches of time in between that matter, the tiny moments and the daily choices that make us who we are.

Laura Pashby is a writer and a photographer. She tells stories using words and photographs on her blog, to her Instagram audience, for brands, and in magazines. She is also a qualified teacher with an MA in Literature and she teaches storytelling courses online. Laura spent three years as the deputy editor of 91 Magazine - an independent magazine that covers all aspects of creative living. Across social media, but particularly on Instagram, she has an established and engaged following with an interest in her atmospheric imagery and soulful storytelling.