Uncommon Goods | The Story of You: A Guided Memoir | interactive guided memoir

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The Story of You: A Guided Memoir

Created by Uncommon Goods

Watch a life story come alive with this guided memoir experience—for yourself or a loved one—that’s published as a gorgeous, heirloom-quality hardcover book.

$98.00

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What Makes It Uncommon

Everyone has a story to tell, but with a lifetime’s worth of friendship, love, adventures, and lessons learned…where do you start? This interactive experience makes it easy and fun to turn personal tales into a published memoir, thanks to thoughtful digital prompts that guide the writer through the storytelling process. When the story is complete, it’s printed and bound in a beautiful hardcover book that’s sure to become a cherished family treasure.

How it works

A laptop screen displays 'The Story of You' online writing portal, featuring sections and personal prompts.

Getting started is easy with 52 thoughtful prompts designed to guide the writer through the storytelling process. We’ll send one question a week via email, but writers can also work ahead at their own pace when inspiration strikes.

A detail view of the online writing portal, showing a sample prompt with a partially written response.

Access the work in progress through our online portal and use the simple writing and editing tools to create the text, upload images, and even choose title and cover options.

Three printed books with different titles, authors, and cover colors.

Publish the finished memoir in our online portal. In about two weeks* you (or your gift recipient) will receive your book.


more details

  • Select For me in the dropdown menu to write your own memoir or choose For someone else to give a loved one the gift of sharing their story. They’ll get a welcome email telling them about the gift and providing instructions to set up their account and get started. You can also print this certificate to let them know what’s in store.
  • Published book length can range from 20-380 pages.
  • Uncommon Exclusive: Created by our in-house team and only available at Uncommon Goods.
  • Designed by Uncommon Goods in Brooklyn. Book printed in Rochester, NY or Seattle.
*This product is newly released, so publishing will not be available until mid-November. Prolific memoirists (or quick writers!) who finish early can expect their book to be delivered in early December.

In purchasing the Story of You: A Guided Memoir product, you understand that any biographical information you choose to provide in order to create your story will be shared with our printers for purposes of printing, and stored by UncommonGoods to ensure you have access to your content for any future edits you may wish to make. For other information on UncommonGoods’ general privacy practices, visit our Privacy Policy.
Uncommon Goods

created by

Uncommon Goods

location

New York

Our Uncommon Goods team creates never-before-seen designs that solve problems, celebrate creativity, and, in short, make people happy. A passionate group of dreamers and doers, they've been developing unique, inventive products and collaborating with makers and artists across the globe since 2009.

At this time, this item cannot be shipped to APO/FPO addresses, P.O. Boxes, or to U.S. Territories including Minor Outlyling Islands. Contact custom@uncommongoods.com with any questions.

Shipping outside of the U.S.? You will be quoted a specific delivery timeframe at checkout, based on your destination country and the available shipping methods. See International FAQ for more info.

Need to return? Free returns are accepted forever—no time limits. Within 30 days of delivery, refunds to the original payment method will be available. After 30 days, refunds will be processed to a digital gift card. See our return policy for more details.


Made from

paper, paper and biopolymer composite

Measurements

8" x 10"

Notes

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Item ID

61974

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