This event was originally slated for January 18 but was rescheduled.
Learn how to start writing your life story or capture someone else's story!
Authors James R. Hagerty and Lisa Grazan combine lecture, audience participation, and Q&A as they share their experiences and tips when you work to record meaningful life events. This program will give you the foundation to move forward and write your life story or someone else's!
Attendees can participate at the library or from home via Zoom. This program is not recorded.
About our presenters
James R. (Bob) Hagerty, based in Pittsburgh, was a staff reporter and editor for the Wall Street Journal for more than 40 years and now writes obituaries and other articles for several national publications. He also helps people write their own life stories or family histories. He has worked as a reporter, editor, and bureau chief for the WSJ and the International Herald Tribune in Hong Kong, London, Brussels, Paris, Atlanta, and New York. Hagerty is the author of Yours Truly and The Fateful History of Fannie Mae.
Lisa Grazan is a life story writer, memoirist, and an award-winning author. Through her 30-year legal career as an attorney, Lisa honed her interviewing, writing, and storytelling skills, which she now uses to represent clients of a different sort: those who seek personal autobiographies and memoirs and business and leadership biographies. Lisa created Brilliant Biographies to preserve people’s life stories and to share their journeys and invaluable insights. She is the author of The 5 Wellness Archetypes. Reveal Your Personality. Master Your Health.
This is a hybrid event - you can either attend in person at the library or watch via Zoom. When registering for the program, make sure to select your preferred option from the drop down at the bottom of the form.