Guided Life Story
There are things you’d love to tell your family: what you were like when you were young, the choices you made, the moments you still laugh about. You don’t need to be a writer to begin sharing them.
Life Story gives you questions to answer and helps shape your words into chapters you can review and share in a digital book.
Begin with the free Prologue chapter.
Around the table, you can tell a story without thinking about paragraphs. On the page, you might find yourself crossing out the first sentence before you’ve reached the part you wanted to tell.
Answer as you would tell someone who wants to listen. There is time to read it back and change the wording.
An example, before you decide
Fictional example to illustrate the process.
01 / A question to begin
02 / A few words in reply
It was at a hardware shop. I was so nervous I got there before the owner. He asked if I wanted a ladder. I said no, I worked there! We both laughed. I wanted to earn my own money. I’d never bought anything without asking my parents before.
I was so nervous about my first day at the hardware shop that I arrived before the owner. He asked whether I wanted a ladder. “No,” I said, “I work here!” We both laughed. I wanted to earn my own money. Until then, I had never bought anything without asking my parents first.
The family gets to hear the nervous first-day story and why earning that first wage mattered.
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.
No. Short, everyday answers give you somewhere to start. Life Story helps shape them into chapters, and you read them back to check the details and change anything you would say differently.
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
Start there, in your own words. The first question can help.
Start my story freeBegin with the free Prologue chapter.
