Frequently Asked Questions
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Living Legend interviews you and turns that into a chapter about your life. All you need to do is tell us your story over a Zoom call and we’ll do the rest.
Next, we ghostwrite it for you. Each chapter is a self contained slice of your life that tells an important story on its own.
Within a week of completing your interview, you’ll get a beautifully crafted micro-memoir as a PDF that’s easy to share. Once you approve it, we’ll mail you two hardcover copies. We’ll also include a PDF and audiobook.
Then buy another chapter to continue capturing your life story.
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Twice Written Guarantee: Your story rewritten. Your money refunded.
Each Living Legend chapter is based on a one-hour personal interview, and crafted to reflect you. We’re so confident you’ll love your story that every purchase is backed by our Twice Written Guarantee.If for any reason you are not 100% satisfied with your finished story, we will gladly re-interview you and write your chapter from scratch and refund your money.
To receive the Twice Written Guarantee, simply contact our support team within 30 days of receiving your books. We’ll schedule your new interview and refund your money. No need to return the Physical books.
Please note that this guarantee applies only to the original purchaser or the intended gift recipient.
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The only thing you need to do is tell us your story. A human interviewer talk to you virtually (either via Zoom or the phone) to get as many anecdotes, events, and details as possible.
After that your job is done!
We’ll get to work crafting your story based on what we learned during the interview and send it to you within a week.
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Many people later in life look back and realize they have meaningful stories and insights they've never fully shared with loved ones. Living Legend is for anyone who wants to document their life story to keep for themselves or share with loved ones.
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A micro-memoir is a standalone part of your life’s story. Think of it almost like a chapter in your autobiography.
Together, this collection of micro-memoirs comes together to tell the story of your life.
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Typically, a full autobiography includes anywhere from 5 to 20 chapters, with 10 being a common choice. You can start with one and decide from there.
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Not at all! Start with one and go from there. Typically, a full autobiography includes around 10 chapters, but you decide what feels right for your story.
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With so many stories to tell, choosing the first chapter can feel overwhelming. We start with an intake call to help you figure out a few good options.
We have lots of recommendations to get you started.
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A micro-memoir is like a chapter in your autobiography and we guarantee at least 2,000 words per chapter. It all depends on how involved your story is and how many stories / anecdotes you share with us during the interview.
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First you’ll get our undivided attention over a 1-2 hour Zoom call where we’ll interview you about the particular topic you’ve chosen.
Second, within one week of your interview, you’ll receive a beautifully typeset chapter of your autobiography as a sharable PDF.
A few days after that, we’ll send you a physical copy of your micro-memoir as a booklet.
Once you’ve completed five micro-memoirs, we will also print a hard cover book for you free of charge. Think of it as the first volume in your autobiography.
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Each micro-memoir comes with one physical copy as a booklet. If you want more, let us know and we’ll print them for you at a reasonable price.
Once you’ve completed five micro-memoirs, we’ll bind them together into a beautifully bound hard cover book free of charge. Again, if you want more than one copy, let us know and we’ll print those too (again at a reasonable price)
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We are People First, Stories Second, Technology Third. As a modern company we, of course, leverage AI. Where others lead with AI, we lead with human connection. Every story begins with a human interviewer trained to draw out memories, nuance, and emotion. Technology supports the process, but it never replaces the human voice at the center your story. AI supports our writing process and a human editor signs off on every line.
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We’re not a publishing house, but we’re happy to help you self-publish your story. If you’re interested in self-publishing, feel free to reach out, and we can guide you through the process. When you self-publish through us, you keep all royalties—our goal is simply to help you tell your story the way you want it told, without taking a share of your earnings.
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You do! We do not want any rights to any of your stories. We just want to help you tell your story the way you want it told, nothing else.
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From the moment your interview is complete, you can expect to receive your micro-memoir as a PDF within one week. The physical booklet will arrive shortly after that (the exact timeline for that depends on printing and shipping details).
The overall timeline from start to finish depends on how quickly you complete your intake form and schedule your interview. In the best-case scenario, it could be just a few days from purchase to your interview, allowing us to start crafting your chapter right away.
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A typical interview will last between one and two hours and will be conducted via Zoom. If you prefer to speak over the phone instead, we can also accommodate that.
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Preparation isn’t required, but it can enhance your interview. To get the most out of the experience, it’s helpful to come with a story in mind, some key anecdotes, or specific memories you’d like to share. While we’ll guide you and help uncover your story, a bit of preparation can make the final chapter even richer.
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No problem! If you remember something important after your interview, just let us know. We can schedule a quick 10-15min follow-up call to fill in any missing details.
We want your chapter to be as complete and accurate as possible.
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Our Twice Written Guarantee ensures if you’re not 100% satisfied with your finished story, we will gladly refund your money and re-interview you and write your chapter from scratch.
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Absolutely! Nothing makes a chapter of your autobiography feel more genuine than personal / family photos! Just let us know which images you’d like to include and we’ll add additional pages at the end of your chapters with the images.
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Included with each micro-memoir is one complimentary revision. Once you receive it, take a close look and let us know what you think. If there’s anything we missed, got wrong, or could improve, we’d love to hear your feedback so we can make it just right. Our goal is for you to be proud and happy with the final result, and we’ll do everything we can to make it perfect for you.
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Yes, you can absolutely gift Living Legend to someone else. Whether you’re buying it for yourself or for someone else, the process is the same: purchase a micro-memoir right here on yourlivinglegend.com, and when we follow up, just let us know it’s a gift. We’ll take care of the rest!
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Yes! In fact, we try our best to ensure that the same interviewer sticks with you for the duration of your autobiography. That way they’re already familiar with your backstory when you come back for future micro-memoirs.
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Currently, we’re focused on English speakers, but we’re working to expand our team to support other languages. If English-only is a dealbreaker for you, feel free to reach out—we’ll do our best to accommodate, though we can’t make any guarantees just yet!
Have a question not answered here?
Let us know at hello@yourlivinglegend.com and we’ll do our best to help you out!