Yours Truly
Book • 2022
In 'Yours Truly,' James R. Hagerty draws on decades of obituary writing to show how to tell true, engaging life stories without sanctimony.
The book offers practical prompts, three core questions about life (what was your plan, why, and how did it work out), and examples that blend humor with honesty.
Hagerty emphasizes recording ordinary lives, confronting flaws, and preserving memories for family and posterity.
He provides exercises and memory prompts to help readers start writing their life stories before a deathbed rush.
The book is both a how-to for writers and a persuasive argument for why everyone should document their own life.
The book offers practical prompts, three core questions about life (what was your plan, why, and how did it work out), and examples that blend humor with honesty.
Hagerty emphasizes recording ordinary lives, confronting flaws, and preserving memories for family and posterity.
He provides exercises and memory prompts to help readers start writing their life stories before a deathbed rush.
The book is both a how-to for writers and a persuasive argument for why everyone should document their own life.
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