Guided Life Story
You’d love your family to know your story. But when you sit down to write, a whole lifetime feels like too much to sort through. You can begin with one question and one memory.
Life Story offers thoughtful questions and helps you build chapters for a digital book to share with your family.
Begin with the free Prologue chapter.
Perhaps you’ve tried before. One memory led to another, and soon you were working out dates, deciding what belonged where, and wondering how you would ever get it all down.
You can leave the bigger picture for later. A few words about one person or moment are enough to begin.
An example, before you decide
Fictional example to illustrate the process.
01 / A question to begin
02 / A few words in reply
My dad. We had a bench under the lemon tree. After school he’d sit with me and listen to whatever had happened. I tried to do the same for my children.
After school, Dad would sit with me on the bench under the lemon tree and listen to whatever had happened that day. He made time for me. When I had children of my own, I tried to do the same for them.
A few sentences about Dad also tell the family something about the parent this person became.
Read a little of someone’s life.
Read a sample Life StoryFrom our example Life Story book, a different story from the demonstration above.
Two ways to tell a story
You might welcome questions to lead you through your life. Or you might have one memory you’re ready to tell. Choose what feels comfortable.
A good place to start
When there is so much you want to tell, a question helps you focus on one part. Follow the questions through your life and build your story a little at a time.
Questions and themed chapters give you a path to follow.
Start my story freeAnother way to begin
Already know the story you want to tell your family? Begin with that memory, using your own words, a photo or an optional question.
Each story can stand on its own. You choose what comes next.
Explore Tell It Your WayLife Story packages and Tell It Your Way have separate access and free-start options.
Try the free opening chapter. A question gives you somewhere to begin; answer as you would tell someone in your family.
Read your chapters, change anything you want to say differently, and add photos that belong with the memories.
When you’re ready, download your digital book. You decide which parts of your life to share, and with whom.
Try the beginning. Choose when you’re ready.
See how it feels to answer the questions in the free Prologue, our opening chapter. If you’d like to keep going, choose a paid package. You don’t buy anything when you create an account.
R299 once-off
6 chapters · 6 months to complete
Up to 3 Circle members .
R499 once-off
10 chapters · 12 months to complete
Up to 5 Circle members .
R899 once-off
13 chapters · Unlimited time to complete your chapters
Up to 10 Circle members . Includes a separate 3-month review window after all chapters are complete.
Paid Life Story packages include a 30-day money-back guarantee if fewer than 3 chapters have been completed, including the Prologue.
Start my story freeDownloadable digital book. Physical printing and shipping are not included. Read the terms and refund policy.
You begin with a question in the opening chapter, rather than having to plan a whole book. Answer what you remember and build from there. The questions give you a path through the larger task, so you can focus on a small part at a time.
Yes. Read your chapters and change anything you would say differently. You can add photos and make changes during your package’s writing and review periods, before choosing what you want to share.
Start with the free Prologue chapter. Choose Moments, Memories, or Legacy when you are ready to continue your guided Life Story. The free start is the Prologue chapter, not a complete paid package. Registration does not select or purchase a package.
Moments: R299 once-off, 6 chapters, 6 months to complete; Memories: R499 once-off, 10 chapters, 12 months to complete; Legacy: R899 once-off, 13 chapters, Unlimited time to complete your chapters. Includes a separate 3-month review window after all chapters are complete..
You receive a downloadable digital book to keep and share. Physical printing and shipping are not included. If you later change the stories in your book, review the contents and download a new copy.
Your story, a little at a time
One memory is a start. You can find your way to the next one from there.
Start my story freeBegin with the free Prologue chapter.
