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"Self-written obituaries give many the last word" by Beth Teitell |
Globe Staff, August 17, 2012
Self-written obituaries generally run in newspapers as paid death
notices, while traditional obits are written by newspaper reporters. But
with the growing popularity of online obituary sites such as
Legacy.com, which publishes mainly paid death notices, the self-written
obit has an ever-larger potential audience....
Students taking White’s $120 course do writing and memory-recall
exercises and learn how to edit and polish. But without a doubt the
hardest part of the process is soliciting quotes from friends and
family....
Those who don’t want to write their own obit, but do want one done
ahead of time, have started hiring writers to do the job. Whether
self-written or commissioned, the pre-written obit can be a way for the
subject to spare loved ones — who may not love each other — from having
to interact, said Susan Soper, a veteran journalist who created the “ObitKit: A Guide to Celebrating Your Life.”
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But don’t let the light-hearted touches fool you. Writing one’s own
obituary can be an emotional experience....
“An opportunity to speak from the grave”
Here is your opportunity to hear them, readers:
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I'm not going to worry about mine too much. After all, I'll be dead.
