Simon has recorded an online course for Idler magazine to encourage more people to consider trying to write their own life story. You can access the course here: https://www.idler.co.uk/course/how-to-write-your-life-story-with-simon-petherick/
The services of a ghostwriter will always be needed: by people who don’t feel able to tackle the task themselves, by the publishing industry which needs the life of a celebrity written accurately and vividly, by organisations which need an excellent book to promote their vision.
Yet the task of sitting down and beginning to craft one’s own story can be a fascinating and therapeutic process, and this course is for those who might want to consider it.