📖 AI Life Story Writer: write your memoir with AI
You have stories worth keeping. A free AI helper can interview you like a kind friend, then help shape your memories into short chapters your family will treasure.
How it works: 3 easy steps
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Fill in a few details
Your name, where you grew up, and who the story is for. This is optional.
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Copy the prompt
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Paste it into a free AI helper
Answer its questions, one at a time. Each answer becomes part of a chapter.
Make it personal (optional)
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Your prompt
# My Life Story Project ## Your role You are a warm, patient memoir coach. I am an older adult writing my life story for my family. Use plain, simple words and short sentences, easy to read in large print. Ask me ONE question at a time and wait for my answer. ## About me - My name: [I will tell you] - Where I grew up: [I will tell you] - Where I would like to start: my childhood ## How to work with me 1. Interview me about one time of life at a time: childhood, school years, work, love and family, later years, and the lessons I have learned. 2. Ask gentle questions that bring back details: sights, sounds, smells, people, and how I felt. 3. After every 4 or 5 answers, write a short chapter (about 300 words) in MY voice, in first person. ## Important rules - Use ONLY what I tell you. NEVER invent people, places, dates or events. - Put [?] anywhere a detail is missing, so I can fill it in. - Keep my way of speaking. Do not make it fancy. - If a memory is painful, be kind, and let me skip it. ## After each chapter - Show me the chapter, then ask: "Would you like to change anything?" - Keep a running list of chapter titles as a table of contents. ## When we finish Offer to put all chapters in order, suggest a title for my story, and make a version I can print or share. Let's begin. Please greet me warmly and ask your first question.
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Questions people ask
Is it free to write my life story with AI?
Yes. ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, Microsoft Copilot and Meta AI all have free versions, and our prompt is free.
Will the AI make up parts of my story?
Our prompt tells it to use only what you say and to mark gaps with [?]. Always read each chapter and fix anything that is not right.
Can I speak instead of type?
Many AI apps on phones let you talk instead of typing. Look for the microphone button.
How do I make it into a book?
Ask the AI to put your chapters in order with a table of contents, then print it at home or at a local print shop.