WRITE YOUR LIFE STORY
The people who love you will want to know your story.
Preserve the memories, lessons, and moments that only you can tell โ one question at a time.
Write privately. Share with family. Leave something behind for the next generation.
No writing experience needed.
Writing your own story โ or capturing someone else’s? Ask the questions you’ve always wondered about, and save your parents’ or grandparents’ answers before they’re gone too.
Free to start ยท Takes about 30 seconds
“We measure the life success by tears of happiness”
THT
Tarmo Henri Tamm
Founder ยท Tale of Life
“What do you remember about your first day of school?” That’s the kind of question waiting for you inside. Here’s the kind of answer it can turn into:
“My mother walked me to the gate and told me not to look back. I looked back anyway. She was still standing there.”
Short is fine. Real is what matters. I built Tale of Life because too many family stories disappear forever. Yours doesn’t have to.
HOW IT WORKS
Three Simple Steps to Write Your Life Story
No blank page, no deadline, no pressure โ just three steps between you and a story your family will keep.
STEP 1
Choose Your Chapters
Early Age, Family, Work Life, Leisure โ pick the sections that matter to you
STEP 2
Write at Your Own Pace
No deadlines. Come back whenever you’re ready to add more
STEP 3
Choose Who Sees It
Public, friends-only, or just for you โ you decide, section by section
Don’t want to type? Just talk.
Every question comes with a ๐๏ธ Speak instead of typing option. Say your answer out loud, in your own words, and we’ll turn it into text for you to read over and save. No typing required.
Why Write Your Life Story?
Every life holds stories that only you can tell. Here’s why that matters.
For your grandchildren
One day, your grandchild will ask what your childhood was like โ and you won’t be there to answer. What you write today becomes the story they’ll read at 10, and again at 40, understanding it a little differently each time.
For your children, right now
You don’t have to wait until you’re older. A parent who writes down how they met their partner, or what their first job taught them, gives their kids something most people never get: their parent’s own words, not a secondhand version.
Write Your Life Story for Yourself
Sometimes writing a chapter down is how you finally make sense of it โ the career change, the hard year, the decision you’re still not sure about. Putting it into words, even privately, changes how you carry it.
What Writers Are Saying
Tale of Life just launched โ which means your story, and the people who read it, will be some of the very first. Nothing to catch up on. Nothing to compare yourself to. Just your own, right from the start.
Common Questions
Is it really free?
Yes. Tale of Life is free to use โ there’s no payment required to start writing or to share your chapters with family.
Can I edit or delete what I wrote?
Yes, any time. Go back to any chapter whenever you like to add to it, change it, or remove it completely.
Who can see this?
You decide, section by section โ public, friends-only, or just for you. Nothing is shared unless you choose to share it.
What happens if I stop halfway?
Nothing โ there’s no deadline and no penalty. Everything you’ve written stays saved exactly as you left it, ready for whenever you want to pick it back up.
You don’t need to have lived an extraordinary life to have a story worth telling. You just need to start.
Organizations like StoryCorps have spent two decades proving that everyday memories, once written down, become the ones a family treasures most. That’s exactly why this space exists: to help you write your life story, one small chapter at a time.