Don't Leave Your Life Story In A Box — Talk Your Story. A navy memoir hardback and a tablet showing the digital edition stand beside a vintage leather trunk labelled Photos & Letters, overflowing with old family photographs and handwritten letters. Two gold-rimmed portraits are labelled Steve, Your Author, and Alice, Your AI Assistant.

Your life is unique. Your story deserves to be told.

An old family photograph
The Williams Family History, a professionally published hardback memoir

Alice would love to meet you. Let's start with a little chat.

Come and discover how easy it is to preserve your memories. Your first chapter is completely free, with no obligation to continue. Just a friendly conversation with Alice, and the beginning of something your family will treasure forever.

A whole new way to preserve your life story.

We've brought together an exciting new way of capturing life's memories with over 40 years of professional writing experience. There's nothing to write and nothing to type. Simply relax and enjoy a friendly conversation with Alice. Your memories are carefully gathered and passed to our editorial team, where they're transformed into a beautifully written and professionally edited memoir that you and your family can treasure for generations.

Talk Your Story

You chat. We write.

An older woman relaxing at home, chatting with Alice on her laptop over a cup of tea — nothing to type
Talk Your Story

Just 15 minutes. A lifetime of memories.

Invest 15 minutes today to meet Alice.

There's nothing to prepare, nothing to write and absolutely no pressure. Just a friendly conversation that takes the first step towards preserving a lifetime of memories for the people you love.

No payment. No obligation.

You chat. We write. It's as simple as that.

Talk Your Story
Alice, your friendly story guide, smiling at you

Let Alice show you around.

In her own friendly voice, Alice will explain how your memories become a beautiful memoir, one easy step at a time. Prefer to explore on your own? That's absolutely fine too.

Or simply scroll down and explore.

Steve Hopkins, founder of Talk Your Story
Steve HopkinsAuthor & Founder

A personal word from Steve

Steve — Author & Founder of Talk Your Story

With more than 40 years' experience as a successful writer, Steve brings a wealth of knowledge, creativity and professional expertise to Talk Your Story. He heads our editorial team and personally oversees the care and craftsmanship that transform your conversations with Alice into a professionally written and edited memoir, beautifully printed and bound as a hardback book — a lasting record of your life for your family to treasure for generations.

A Selection of Steve’s Published Books

  • After the Applause by Steve Hopkins
  • Grave Cold by Steve Hopkins
  • The Roach Legacy
  • Living the Dream by Steve Hopkins
  • Sterling Justice by Steve Hopkins

Your first chapter is my gift to you.

No payment. No obligation.

Talk Your Story
Alice, your established story guide, smiling at you and ready for a friendly chat

Have you always wanted to write your life story, but never quite known where to begin?

Today, with Alice, it's easier than you could ever have imagined.

You don't need to be a writer. You don't need to type a single word or sit down with pen and paper. Simply relax and chat with Alice. She'll gently guide you through your memories, one friendly conversation at a time.

You do the talking. We do everything else.

Talk Your Story

Let me show you how easy it is.

Come and have a chat with me.

I'll ask you some friendly questions, specially crafted to help you recall the people, places and moments that make your life uniquely yours. You don't need to prepare anything, and there's absolutely nothing to write or type. Just make yourself comfortable and talk to me as naturally as you would to a friend over a cup of tea. We'll take it one question at a time, and you'll be surprised by the wonderful memories we'll uncover together.

A symbolic illustration of a friendly conversation: Alice and an older gentleman chatting over cups of tea at a kitchen table

You, a Published Author.

The Williams Family History hardback memoir

Hold your life story in your hands.

Your conversations with Alice become a beautifully produced hardback memoir — yours to treasure, share and pass on to your family.

You chat. We write. It's as simple as that.

See What Your Book Will Look Like

Choose your edition, explore the beautiful cover designs, and see your own title and name appear on your book. No purchase necessary.

A smiling older couple on a sofa looking together at a burgundy hardback memoir titled A Life of Discoveries

Classic Memoir

£97

An elegant personalised memoir, beautifully bound and finished with your chosen cover design.

10 cover designs to explore

Family Heirloom package: a premium burgundy hardback memoir beside an open book of photographs and a tablet showing the bonus digital edition

Family Heirloom

£157

A premium family keepsake, crafted to be treasured and passed on for generations.

20 cover designs to explore

Talk Your Story

Your life story. Only you can tell it.

You have stories that deserve to be remembered.

The childhood adventures, the people who shaped your life, the places you lived, the challenges you overcame and the many moments that still make you smile. Today, many of these memories exist only in your mind.

By sharing them with Alice, you can preserve them in a beautifully written account of your life — your story, told in your own words and treasured by your family for generations to come.

Don't let your memories become a collection of ‘if only we'd asked’ moments. Preserve them today, and give your family the opportunity to enjoy your life story for generations to come.

Three generations sharing a quiet moment together in a garden

Your Life Story in Print

Life Behind the Thin Blue Line by David Carter, a professionally published hardback memoir

Imagine the moment you hold your life story in your hands — beautifully written, professionally presented and bound as a hardback memoir. A lasting keepsake filled with your memories, experiences and family story — to treasure, share and pass on to those you love.

Talk Your Story

A family heirloom for generations to come.

A family gathered around grandparents admiring their open hardback memoir together at home
Talk Your Story

Your Life Story Deserves Something Special

We've created two beautiful ways to preserve your memories: Your Classic Memoir and Your Family Heirloom. Both begin with your conversations with Alice. Both become professionally written and beautifully bound hardback memoirs. The difference is how far you'd like to take your story.

Three hardback memoirs standing together on a warmly lit shelf — A Nurse's Journey by Sarah Mitchell, Life Above the Clouds by James Carter and More Than a Classroom by Helen Roberts

A Beautifully Written Memoir. Now Within Reach.

Until now, creating a professionally written memoir could be a lengthy and costly undertaking. Talk Your Story brings together the ease of friendly conversations with Alice and more than 40 years of professional writing experience. The result is a beautifully written and bound hardback memoir, created through an entirely new approach to preserving your life story. And your completed memoir can be yours from just £97.

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Two Beautiful Ways to Tell Your Story

Not Sure Which Memoir Is Right for You?

Let Alice explain the difference.

Both editions turn your memories into a professionally written, beautifully bound memoir. The Classic is a wonderful way to preserve your story in print. The Family Heirloom adds a larger premium hardback, a choice of 20 professionally designed covers, a family photograph gallery and a digital edition to share worldwide.

Watch Alice’s short video, or simply scroll down to see exactly what’s included in each edition.

Two Beautiful Editions. One Extraordinary Story. Yours.

Not quite ready to begin your whole memoir? That’s absolutely fine.

Why not start with a free chapter? We’ll have a lovely conversation, I’ll turn your memories into a beautifully written first chapter, and it’s yours to keep — completely free, with no obligation to continue.

Ready to begin your life story? Wonderful! We can start creating your complete memoir together straight away.

Either way, I’d love to hear your story.

— Alice

A smiling silver-haired older man at home in a leather armchair, reading his finished hardback soldier memoir by lamplight

Your Classic Memoir

£97

One Single Investment

  • Premium 6 × 9-inch hardback edition, professionally printed and beautifully bound.
  • Choice of 10 professionally designed graphic covers, personalised with your unique book title and author name.
  • 15 personal conversations with Alice, expertly transformed into your professionally written, edited and published memoir.
  • A beautifully bound memoir to treasure and share.

Your first chapter is yours to keep. Free, with no obligation.

Buy Now

Professional printing, packaging and delivery included — no hidden extras.

Sample couple holding their large blue Family Heirloom memoir

Your Family Heirloom

£157

Your Complete Family Heirloom Investment

Two simple payments — £97 today and £60 after 30 days.

  • A magnificent, oversized hardback edition — A premium 8.25 × 11.75-inch hardback, professionally printed and beautifully bound, designed to become a treasured family keepsake.
  • Choose from 20 beautiful, professionally designed book covers — personalised with your unique book title and author name.
  • An extensive family photograph gallery — Up to 30 treasured photographs, thoughtfully arranged in beautifully designed photo-album pages throughout your memoir.
  • Your story, professionally written and published — 15 personal conversations with Alice, expertly transformed into your professionally written, edited and published memoir.
  • Your complete digital memoir — included — A beautifully presented digital edition of your entire memoir, ready to share electronically with family and friends anywhere in the world, at the click of a button.
  • A future chapter update — included — Add one new chapter to your memoir within three years of publication, included in the £157 price at no additional charge.

Your first chapter is yours to keep. Free, with no obligation.

Buy Now

Just £97 today, followed by £60 after 30 days.

Professional printing, packaging and delivery included — no hidden extras.

Talk Your Story

Your First Chapter Is Our Gift to You.

Spend just 15 minutes chatting with Alice and begin discovering how wonderful your life story can be. We'll turn your first conversation into a beautifully written opening chapter of your memoir. And here's our promise: that chapter is yours to keep, whether you decide to continue with us or not. No payment. No obligation. Just the beginning of your life story.

You chat. We write. It's as simple as that.

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Looking for the perfect gift for Mum, Dad or your grandparents?

Give them a gift that tells their story.

Finding a truly special present for someone you love isn't always easy. With a Talk Your Story gift, you're giving them the opportunity to share their memories with Alice and see their life story transformed into a beautifully written and bound hardback memoir. A wonderful experience for them, and a priceless collection of memories for the whole family to treasure.