Get your stories written in a book

To the editor:

This letter relates to Jack Ronald ‘s column headlined “Your stories are worth preserving” contained in the opinion section of the Sept. 8 edition of The Commercial Review. 

In case you may be interested in writing your own story about your life that can end up in a book, I'm passing along some information as to how it worked for me.

StoryWorth, the company that published my book, has established a user-friendly format to help you make it happen. If you will get on the StoryWorth website, they will walk you through a process that will enable you to purchase a one-year subscription. In my case, grandson John Schmidt presented a subscription to me as a birthday present. (What a gentleman.)

The process I used to submit my stories was a simple one. I first typed my chapters into a Microsoft Word document. I did that because I wanted to use spellcheck and the dictating capabilities of my computer. Once I completed a chapter, I simply attached that Word document to an email and sent it to StoryWorth. They would immediately enter it into their database. I could access and edit the database at any time.  My submissions could also be accessed by my granddaughter, Helen Walsh, who assisted me with editing. (What a lady!)

I found the editorial staff at StoryWorth to be very supportive, helpful and accessible by email. There is satisfaction in having in hand and for family members a hard-cover book that includes assorted stories and color pictures.

Happy story telling.

John G. Young

Zionsville