Start with a conversation.
A free, complete guide to preparing, recording, and listening well so the stories only they can tell have somewhere to begin.
Free with email signup. Open the Kit immediately after.
Interview KitA guide to one of the most meaningful conversations your family will ever have.Every family deserves a biography
Everything you need to begin well.
Use the Kit to interview a parent, grandparent, spouse, relative, or someone else whose stories matter to you.
It is complete and genuinely useful on its own. No purchase is required.
You can use it even if you never make a book with Echoes.
Practical guidance for a better conversation.
Forty-four editorial pages move from preparation to preservation without making the conversation feel like a project plan.
Choose the setting
Invite the storyteller, plan the time, make the room comfortable, and begin with clear consent.
Use the phone you have
Simple placement and sound checks help you make a clear recording without special equipment.
Ask better questions
Prompts by life chapter help the conversation move naturally, with room for pauses and surprise.
Follow the person
Guidance on pacing, sensitive subjects, and the difference between listening and interrogating.
Save what you record
A practical approach to naming, backing up, and keeping the original files safely.
Know what comes next
Keep the recordings for your family, or start a Family Biography when you’re ready. Echoes will guide you through a new set of conversations for the book.
The questions matter. The listening matters more.
You do not need a perfect plan or polished performance. You need curiosity, care, and enough quiet for someone to remember aloud.
One email. Then the Kit is yours.
Click below to enter your email. The Kit opens immediately after signup, and we’ll also send the link to your inbox.
Where should we send the Kit?
Only your email is needed. No purchase, long form, or extra questions.
Get the Free Interview KitWhen you want a book, Echoes can make it.
The $98 Family Biography turns up to five hours with one primary storyteller into a reviewed first-person biography, one printed copy, and digital files your family can keep.