Everyone has a story to tell and recording our life stories for current and future generations to enjoy and learn about us is a big undertaking.  There can be a blend of joy and sadness in our stories which enrich and shape our lives and make us who we are.  Often knowing where to start can be difficult but we suggest you start with one memory and the rest will often flow from there, evoking many different memories and lead you down paths you’d possibly forgotten about long ago.  A couple of suggestions are to make notes of people and events in your life you would like to include; and ask friends and family for their memories of significant times in your life or to glean information about members of your family you didn’t know well which will set the context of your history.  Once you have the transcribed pages you can order the chapters as appropriate.  Your story is yours to tell so you choose what you include in it.  Google has some great suggestions on what to include or questions to ask yourself or someone else who is writing their biography.  Transcribing biographies are a privilege for us.  We value our clients’ trust and confidence in asking us to transcribe their treasured personal stories.  We recommend when dictating your story you do one part of your life or an event per audio file as this makes it easier for you to order your chapters.  Please contact us for help and dictation suggestions to better record your story.  Happy writing!  Once a upon a time …