For the family that comes after you
200 questions. Your whole life. One book your grandchildren will keep.
You do not need to know how to write. You need someone to ask you the right questions. This kit asks them, one page at a time.
It is a digital kit, sent to your email right after payment. You keep the files, and you print your own book when it is finished.
Start my book — $39One payment. 30 days to change your mind, and you keep every question and template either way.
You have meant to do this for years
Almost every family has the same regret: nobody wrote anything down. The stories lived in one person's head, and when that person is gone, the details go with them. The kitchen. The first job. The name of the street. How your parents met.
It is not that people do not care. It is that a blank page is a terrible place to start. Most people open a notebook, freeze, and never open it again. That is the whole reason this kit exists.
What you get for $39
200 questions, in twelve chapters
Childhood and the house. Parents and grandparents. School. Teenage years. Love and marriage. Work and money. Children and family life. Places and travel. Hard times. Beliefs. Lessons learned. A message to the family.
The start guide
Fifteen minutes a day, and the four tricks that unblock a memory when your mind goes blank: an old photograph, an object, the old street, a phone call to someone who was there.
Write by talking, not typing
Speak your memories into your phone or your computer and let the words come out in order. Five ready-made requests are included for anyone who wants to clean up a spoken page with an assistant. Each one is written to keep your facts and your voice, and to stop anything from being invented.
Page templates and a cover
Drop your answers into the template and you have a proper book file, chapter after chapter, with a title page. No layout skills needed.
The printing sheet
Where to print a real book in the United States, what it costs, and how many copies to order the first time.
How it works
Answer two or three questions a day
By hand, or out loud into your phone. Fifteen minutes. That is the daily commitment.
Let the words come out the way you talk
The details matter more than the grammar. Nobody wants a report, they want your voice.
Print it when you are done
Around twelve weeks at a relaxed pace. Most people end up with a hundred-page book.
What the finished book looks like
The questions are the hard part. Once someone asks you “what did the front of your childhood home look like?” the whole street comes back, and so does the neighbour's dog and your mother's voice calling you in for dinner.
Who this is for
- Someone in their sixties or seventies who wants their history to survive.
- A son or daughter who wants to give a parent something better than another mug.
- A family that keeps saying “we should record grandma's stories” and never does.
- Anyone who has tried to write their memoirs and stopped at page one.
Your guarantee
You pay once, and you get everything immediately. If you decide it is not for you, write to us within thirty days and we refund you, no questions asked. You keep the questions, the guide and the templates either way.
Start my book — $39Delivered to your email in the next few minutes.
Questions people ask
Do I need a computer?
No. You can print the questions and write by hand. If you prefer a phone or a computer, everything works there too.
I am not a writer. Is that a problem?
It is the normal case. The questions do the work. You answer the way you would answer a grandchild at the kitchen table.
How long does it take?
About twelve weeks at fifteen minutes a day. You can go faster, but the pace is what makes people finish.
What if I cannot remember something?
The guide gives you four techniques that unlock memories, and you can skip a question and come back to it later.
Is the book printed for me?
Not in this kit. You get the ready-to-print file and the printing sheet. If you would rather we lay it out for you, that option is offered right after checkout.
Can I give this to someone else?
Yes, and many people do. Buy it, and give the files to your mother, your father or a friend.