The Ethos Blog
Honest writing about capturing a life story. How families actually got it done, what these services really cost, and what ends up in the finished book.
Before you choose
8 reasons families choose an interview over a question a week
A question lands in his inbox once a week, he writes the answer, and a year later you print whatever he wrote. What that actually gets you, and why families have him interviewed instead.
Honest comparison
StoryWorth vs Remento vs Ethos: a pile of stories, or a real memoir?
All three turn a life into a hardcover book. Two collect separate stories, one writes a narrative the way a biographer would. Real prices, real page limits, and the parts where the other two beat us.
A family story
My dad came home from Vietnam in 1969 and never talked about it.
How one family finally captured a Vietnam veteran's stories, in his own voice, without asking him to write a single word.
A family story
My father hated writing. So his life story almost went with him.
How one Utah family finally captured Grandpa's stories, in his own voice, without asking him to type a single word.