Yes, the heading of this post does indicate I am writing a book about retirement. If you are thinking of retiring or have just recently taken this step, I would be interested in interviewing you. If you are interested, please message me on Facebook! Or send an email to marylou.dickinson@gmail.com.
Below is a short Foreward to the book. It could be changed, of course, since I am at an early stage in the writing of this book. But reading it will give you a brief introduction as my work begins around this interesting subject.
Foreward
I often thought
I could have written a book for people thinking of retirement because I have
found that in this later stage of life much has come to fruition. But as an
author of four books of fiction, all published since I retired, why would I
want to write a non fiction book? Then I discovered why. It seemed many people
wanted and were asking for such a book.
What holds the contents of this book
together are the stories of many lives that have my own story threaded in and
out of them. I am grateful for the willingness of these people to share
significant parts of their journeys with me. So this is something that I have
written from their interest in contributing to a project they felt worthwhile
and from my own experience.
I used a questionnaire to interview the people whose
stories are shared in this book (see Addendum). Some interviewees asked for
anonymity and I have respected that either by using a name they suggested or by
creating a pseudonym. I have not included any surnames, whether the name is a
pseudonym or not. This part of the project of writing this book that involved
conversations with many people as well as having questionnaires filled in was
both interesting and fun. I have talked
with people in person, on the telephone, on Skype and have received written
answers and letters from others. Many thanks to those who offered and/or agreed
to participate!
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