Let me tell you a story

ONE in 10 adults intends to, or would like to, write their life story.

Britain’s 5.3 million aspiring autobiographers are fuelled by a range of reasons.

A desire to help others learn from their mistakes was given by one in three, while 55 per cent said they wanted to pass on a record to their family.

More than half (52 per cent) said they believed their life would make an interesting story.

This rises to 62 per cent for 18 to 34-year-olds compared with just 45 per cent of those aged 55-plus.

Perhaps influenced by social media sites, 21 per cent of younger people say their life is more interesting than that of many people who publish autobiographies.

However, just nine per cent of over-55s believe the same.

Jon Watt, of self-publishing group Type & Tell, said: “In our social media age, we already share large parts of our lives through photos and videos, so the leap to autobiography is not a great one.”