A LIFE, IN YOUR OWN WORDS
There are things about your life that no one will know unless you tell them.
Why you took a chance, changed your mind, stayed, or walked away. What you learned building a business, raising a family, or starting over. You know what those experiences meant to you. Writing them gives others a chance to understand them, too.
BOB CRITES · IN HIS OWN WORDS
Bob Crites wants his grandchildren, and future generations he will never meet, to know his humor, his dreams, and the challenges he faced. Here he talks about how rewarding it has been to put those stories into words.
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YOUR REASONS FOR WRITING
Your children know you as a parent. They may know little about the person you were at twenty, the people who helped you, or the plans that never worked out. A memoir lets them see how you became the person they know. It’s an inheritance no one will squabble over, but everyone can share.
People may know how a chapter of your life ended without knowing what led up to it. A memoir gives you room to explain what you saw, what you understood at the time, and why you made the choices you did. You can look back honestly, including at the things you would do differently. Your perspective belongs in the story, too.
You may have built a business, practiced a profession, or spent years solving problems others are facing now. The decisions you made, including the ones that didn’t work out, can be useful to people following you. Through your stories, readers get to know how you think, what you stand for, and the experience behind your work. A book can introduce you to people you haven’t had the chance to meet.
When you’re living through events, you don’t always know which ones will matter later. Writing gives you time to look back. A small decision may have changed your direction. Someone you took for granted may have made more of a difference than you realized. Following those connections can help you understand your life and recognize what you want to pass on.
YOUR STORY IS WORTH A BOOK
If there’s a story you want told, let’s talk about what you want your book to do and who you want it to reach. I’ll help you turn your experiences into a book people want to read, told in a voice that’s unmistakably yours.
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