Chapters to Life

Your story matters. Let’s write it today.

Memories are fleeting. Capture yours now.

Have you have ever wished you could write your life story? Not sure how to start or make meaningful progress? Chapters to Life is a dynamic collaboration that uses in-person conversations — no AI here! — to coax out your narrative for a printed book and audio file that you, your family and friends can enjoy for all the years to come.

It's Personal

Your life story deserves better than cookie-cutter email prompts or AI-generated "content." With Chapters to Life, we'll have real conversations, in person, that allow you to talk about what matters most to you.

In Your Own Words

It's your story, and only you can tell it in your unique voice. As your collaborator, I'll bring it out with focused questions, then weave your words into a curated, coherent account that sounds like you.

Print and Audio

You will receive not only a printed book with photos and your singular story, but also an audio recording of our interview sessions so your family and friends can hear your storytelling directly from you.

“After a week of stunning Montana scenery, national parks and family outings, Mom and I took the train, a sleeper car, back to Pennsylvania. Running from car to car, leaping over their rattling connections, befriending porters and watching America pass by from the dome car, I fell madly in love with train travel.”

It's never too soon to tell your story.

You may think you need to be near the close of your life before you can tell the tale. But over time, memories fail and details grow fuzzy. Record your story while you still remember the people, places and events that brought you to this moment. You can always add more to it later, but you can’t recover what’s slipped away.

"We ran out of heating oil. I had to boil water to take a bath. The landlord said he couldn't get any more oil until the next week. He was very nice about the whole thing; he offered to let me shower in his barn!"

[About his unexpected release from a German concentration camp:] "I was told not to ask any questions, just go. All I know was I left with a suitcase and $4 in my pocket."

"The wolves were the most frightening, startling, beautiful creatures I've ever seen. It really gives you reverence for them, seeing them in their wild habitat and thinking, I'm the one who's foreign here."

YOUR COLLABORATOR

Developing your story is all about trust.

Everyone has a singular story to tell, and you can trust me to treat yours with the utmost attention and care. You will find me an active, focused listener, seeking understanding and the details that make your story come alive. I have a long career as a writer and editor, with publishing credits in national and global media.

Bookings Are Limited. Reserve Your Preferred Time Now.

The time and attention needed to develop your life story means I schedule a limited number of projects annually — as few as three each year. Reserve your preferred time while it’s still available by contacting me today.

QUESTIONS?

If you have ever wanted to put your experiences into words for current and future generations to treasure, let’s bring your Chapters to Life.