25 Lesson Modules

Before doing anything else, download the Student Notes pdf and print it out. It will enhance your learning experience as you watch each lesson. Also, download the three "bonus items" that came with your course.

Dr. Ross will get you off to a great start!

 Three ways a well-defined WHY will help you discover, write, and share your stories.

Four "Do Nots" for leaving your legacy of stories.

Begin with the easiest story you can tell - your birth story.

Two important categories of stories.

Do you think you might run out of stories? Think again and download Dr. Ross's specially designed "Memory Jogger."

Dr. Ross begins this lesson with one of his stories and then discusses the five components of a well-written story.

Dr. Ross believes the most important characteristic of any style is authenticity. In this lesson, he shares with you ten tips for an authentic writing style.

In this lesson, you will learn how to write memorable and meaningful stories.

 The best news about the three writing assistants Dr. Ross talks about in this lesson is they are readily available online for free!

Mistakes are inevitable. Dr. Ross recalls hearing book publisher and prolific author Michael Hyatt say, "What good is a book without a few errors in it?"

You will pass on great truths to generations beyond when you write your stories with honesty, humility, and heartfelt love.

 Learn how to write dialogue, and you'll bring your stories to life!

In this lesson, Dr. Ross urges you to use humor when you can; he says, "those who understand life the most laugh the best."

Discover four benefits of using quotes in your stories, followed by one big warning.

 An important lesson on how to include vital scriptural truths in the stories you write about your life.

Learn how to use stories from your lifetime of experience to teach your children the truths about freedom, democracy, and the USA.

In this lesson, Dr. Ross urges you to recall events in your life where you saw capitalism at work. He starts with a story about a Kool-Aid stand he and his cousin had when they were kids.

Using two illustrations from his father's three-ring binder, Dr. Ross reveals two easy and effective ways you can share your faith through the stories you write.

This lesson describes common sense and easy ways to organize your stories.

Dr. Ross tells you how to format your stories so they can be easily read and reproduced.

Hear how this course makes you a member of an exclusive club of senior citizens who actively seek ways to make the last chapter of their life the best chapter of all.

There are a variety of ways to share your three-ring binder.

In this final lesson, Dr. Ross describes four ways to pray for your stories and their impact on your children and grandchildren. It is the most important lesson of all.

The best way to get better at writing stories is to write more stories.

There is nothing you can leave your children and grandchildren that exceeds the value of your real-life experiences, your hard-earned lessons, and your unconditional love. Your stories can change lives.