Aah, the art of family storytelling. Our favorite topic. We hope you enjoy these storytelling resources to help you either start on a family story or your own memoir. We promise a lot of links and follow-up resources in the classes we teach, so here they are!
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How to Storyboard – book and templates
If you liked the storyboard idea or want more template posters, we published a how-to book this year. These are available on Amazon. You can get the book, ebook, a package of posters, or a combo pack. Here are the links:
- How to Storyboard, a full-color, quick booklet booklet in print, by Rhonda Lauritzen. Click here to order the print book on Amazon.
- How to storyboard ebook, the electronic format by Rhonda Lauritzen. Click here to order the ebook on Amazon.
- How to Storyboard Combo Pack: Full-color print booklet + 2 storyboard posters. Click here to order the combo pack on Amazon.
- Storyboards – A package of 3 storyboard poster templates. Click here to order the storyboard template multi-pack.
Our favorite storytelling resources – articles at your fingertips:
- How to storyboard
- Is your story stuck? Why writing a memoir is possible
- Hard to write about the hard stuff? How to overcome and then write about it.
- The one writing tip we never miss (Why you should read your story aloud)
- Is yours a redemption story? (Why it should be)
- Top 11 favorite books on writing, storytelling and memoir
- Procrastination busters for writers (and everyone)
- Oral history interviewing questions, tools and resources
My Life Story: Thoughtful questions to tell your story
My Life Story: Thoughtful questions to tell your storyThis full-color booklet is a wonderful guide for life story interviews, to use as journal prompts, or to spark ideas as you write your memoir.
- Single booklets: If you’d like to order just one, here is a link to purchase My Life Story: Thoughtful questions to tell your story or interview someone you love.
- Five Pack of booklets: A package of My Life Story Questions booklets are the perfect companions to take to your next family reunion or gathering. We have even had clients give these to loved-ones at Christmas. Click here or on the photo above to purchase the five-pack.
Free Printables and Downloads
Each of these links will take you to a page where you can download free printables:
- My Life Story Questions – Free Printable book
- Our all-time favorite questions everyone should ask (single page printable)
- Interviewing Mini Course: This free tutorial covers the ins-and-outs of interviewing, recording equipment, transcribing audio, and even shares some of our favorite questions. It is a printable PDF.
Articles on Storytelling using video and audio
- Storytelling resources – using video to tell your story
- Audio inspiration – a detailed article about how to record, save and edit audio files
- Transcription resources – a detailed article with various methods to transcribe life story interviews or your voice memo notes
Would you like help?
We love meeting with clients one-on-one. In these sessions we can storyboard your memoir, map out a custom plan to tell a life story, or help you get organized.
- Click here to contact us for a free consultation or to schedule an appointment
- Click here for an overview of the life story services we offer, and our rates
Life story interviews
We conduct professional life story interviews, which are often given as gifts to parents or grandparents. Each interview takes several hours of our time, and includes the initial consultation, printed booklet of life story question, approximately 75 minutes of audio recording, audio files on a flash drive, and the interviewer notes.
Life story interview pricing:
- One interview: $137
- Price (each) for 3 interviews: $127
- Price (each) for 6 interviews: $117
- Gift certificates:
Story coaching:
- We collaborate with you to map a custom plan for writing your own life story, to storyboard your tale, or to coach you along the way. $107 per one-hour session or $97 each for six sessions.
Gift certificates:
Available in any amount, life story interview gift certificates are a meaningful alternative to buying “stuff.” We have many families give their parents, grandparents or partner a life story interview for special occasions.
Click here to order or print a gift certificate.
Disclaimer: This page contains a few affiliate links which means if you purchase some of the products with our links, we make a small commission. We really appreciate the support you give us when you use our links. It’s a tiny part of our income, but it helps!