Have you lived a Life worthy of a story?
Have people said “you should write a book” ?
Then you should.
You tell it - I’ll write it.
I’m a memoir writer,
I help you tell your story.
“Every time someone dies without telling their story… it’s like a library has burned down.”
You have lived an extraordinary life, it’s time to tell the world.
It’s time to leave a legacy. Let’s write your story.
Who am I?
Keith Bakker, a businessman and entrepreneur who is also a skilled writer.
A rare combination.
My intelligence is not artificial.
I, like you, have life experiences worthy of a story so I can relate to you with empathy and heart and soul.
How does this work?
You have lived through some amazing things. Whatever your circumstances, we get together and begin to talk.
We first see if we are compatible, a good fit. This is crucial because we spend many hours together discussing very personal details and situations.
If we like and respect each other, we then agree on a strategy, timeline and your investment in your story.
From there, we begin the interviews and conversations about your life experiences.
I write and produce a finished manuscript which is professionally edited and designed.
After all approvals, you will have a professional physical copy of your book in your hands.
Imagine it, picture it, feel it in your hands. Look at the cover, turn the pages, be proud.
Who am I and how does this work?
I was born and raised in a small Massachusetts mill town. A strong puritan, yankee and New England work ethic was instilled in me. I attended Calvin College in West Michigan and settled there afterward. I am an entrepreneur who began and ran several service businesses, experiencing success and failure, so I understand how life can crush you and reward you.
I am a husband who has been married for over thirty years, so I understand commitment. I am the father of an adopted daughter - we traveled to Russia to adopt her, back in the day, because we could not have children of our own. So I understand disappointment and heartbreak along with gratitude and tremendous joy.
We made a major life change by selling everything we owned and moving to Charleston, South Carolina several years ago. So I understand big change and massive life choices and the pain, trauma and excitement and hope which accompanies it.
That’s the quick version. I’m sure you could give one of your life also.
But what does this mean for you?
You’re here to give the detailed version of your life - of how certain events have shaped you and formed you into the broken and beautiful person you are today.
You want to tell your children and grandchildren and the other important people in your life about the real you.
You’ve had a desire to tell your story but you weren’t sure how or where to begin.
This is the place to begin. Right here, right now, with me as your guide and partner.
Contact me now, or at the very least bookmark this page. You’re here for a reason, you have a story to tell and you have the desire to tell it.
With my assistance, direction and skill, together we can accomplish your goal.
I’m here and available for you when you are ready…
I’m not here to sell you anything - I’m here to help you tell your story.
Let’s work together.
This project is a real world, real life, human collaboration.
We meet, we talk, we get to know each other and you tell me your story.
Then I write it.
“I work with only four to six clients per year.
You and your story can be among the select group.”
We all have it in us to strive for something more, something greater.
Telling your story is your attempt at that greatness - to leave your mark on this earth.
To tell your family, and the world, that you were here and that you lived and loved and all the years meant something.
There was a reason for it all.
As you contemplate your life, you will be able to pull back the curtain on the hidden truth of telling and writing an emotional and compelling memoir.
Events and circumstances in your life which transformed you from who you were, who you thought you were, into the unique human you are today.
We will write it together, the old fashioned way, with actual human conversations. Your heart and soul, your pain and suffering, your happiness and joy, all these experiences will come alive.