What I Want Them to Know

What I Want Them to Know

A short memoir, written in your own voice, for the people who come after.

You don't have to write your whole life. You don't have to be a writer. But there is a version of you — the one your children and grandchildren never quite get to meet, because by the time they're old enough to ask, you're already the version of you that they know. This guide is a frame for the short, honest memoir that fills that gap.

It is built around 12 essential prompts. Each one is one chapter. Each chapter is a few pages. The whole book, when you finish, is the version of you you want them to keep.

What's inside

1. Why a short memoir works — And why most long ones don't get finished
2. The 12 chapter prompts:
   1. Where I came from (one page, no genealogy charts)
   2. The childhood I had — and the one I wish I'd had
   3. The first time I knew I was a person
   4. The work that made me
   5. The loves of my life — first, lasting, lost
   6. The friendships I kept and the ones I let go
   7. What I believed and what I stopped believing
   8. The hardest year
   9. The decision I'm proudest of
   10. What I want you to forgive me for
   11. What I learned that took me too long
   12. What I hope for you
3. How to write when you're not a writer — The 30-minute first draft, with permission to be bad
4. The revision pass — One read, one small edit, one moment of mercy on yourself
5. How to leave it — Print, PDF, dedication page, who reads it first

Who this is for

• You've thought about writing your story and never started.
• You don't want to write 400 pages. You want to write 40 that matter.
• You want the people who come after to know you as a person, not just a relative.
• You'd rather leave a short, honest book than a long, polite one.

What you'll receive

• Full guide — PDF (fillable) + EPUB — approximately 100 pages
• Bonus: a 6-page print-and-bind template for turning your finished memoir into a small keepsake book at home
• Re-download anytime, yours to keep.

How delivery works

Your download links arrive by email within minutes of purchase.

A note from us

Short is a gift. Honest is a gift. You don't have to be remembered as the polished version. The truer one is better, and easier to write than you think.

— Solenari Care

Digital download. No physical shipping. All sales final on digital goods after delivery — see our refund policy.