Who it's for
A veteran's story, told the right way
Service stories are the most asked-for and least-told in any family. This starts with the ordinary, follows the veteran's lead, and keeps the record straight.
What makes it work
Built for exactly this.
Ordinary first
The food, the bunk, the sergeant. The big stories live next door and arrive when the person is ready.
Never pushed
A hard story told once is enough. The interviewer does not go back in.
A clean record
Units, dates, places as given, marked for certainty.
Start here
Free, whether or not you use Tellforth.
Question listQuestions to askIn the order a good interviewer would ask themGuideHow to record a veteran's storyHow families get service stories told without re-opening wounds: start with the ordinary, follow their lead, and keep the record straight.The booksEvery kind of bookMemoir, novel, young adult, picture book, and more
Also for
Other people it was made for.
A book of your grandparents' storiesFor families who want a grandparent's stories told, by voice, at their pace, and written into a real book while there is time.Your parents' story, finishedFor adult children who want to give a parent the gift of being listened to, and get back a book in their voice.When someone is facing somethingFor a person with a serious diagnosis, and the family around them, who want their story told on their terms, with control, dignity and no pressure.For hospice and palliative care teamsA legacy program for patients and families: dignified, controlled by the patient, and useful to the team.A book your child wrote, starring your childFor parents who want to catch a child's own stories, in their own words, and turn them into a picture book they are the hero of.The story of the company, told by the people who built itA founder memoir or company history gathered by interviewing the people who were there, in scenes, with the near-death included.
Tellforth
Tell it forward.
The stories are already there. All that is missing is someone to ask.
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