I’ve been a storyteller since the year dot. And I truly believe that everyone has a story – or many stories! – to tell. Stories, especially those that represent important life memories, are precious, and should be shared with as many people as possible. What are your most precious stories?
As child, I often wrote stories in an exercise book while lying on the floor of my bedroom. At the age of 12, I won my first competition with a story about the Smurfs. I used the prize – a book voucher, naturally! – to buy my first typewriter.
Two years later, I had my first story published in Dolly magazine about an army of mosquitoes who attacked me in my bedroom one night. I was never short of imagination!
Since then, I’ve cycled through careers as a journalist, editor, corporate writer, and librarian. Along the way, I’ve developed a strong interest in history and genealogy. It’s fascinating to learn more about your ancestors and the lives they led. But you can’t do that unless their memories have been recorded.
About a year ago, I lost my Dad, who was 88. I thought I knew a lot about his life; we’d often talked about things he had done in the past, and some of it I’d written down. But it wasn’t until later that I started to think about questions I wished I’d asked him, and realised how much I didn’t know.
Everyone has a story – or many stories! – to tell. What events have shaped your life? Who has had the biggest impact on you? What have you learned from life that you’d like to pass on to future generations? The answers to all of these questions represent precious information that will inevitably be lost if it hasn’t been recorded in some way.
Whether it’s capturing a few important memories, learning how to share your stories online, or writing your entire life story, I can help with that. Let’s record your life memories together.
I look forward to meeting you.
What's Your Story? 