Writing an Ethical Will or Life Story: A Step-by-Step Workbook

Most legacy projects fail not because the writer lacks material but because they lack a process. This hands-on course gives you a structured workbook that ends with a complete first draft you can refine or share. By the end of this course you will have a written values statement, a structured set of stories from formative periods of your life, a final letter or message to your chosen audience, a revision plan, and a clear decision about how and when to share what you have written. What you will learn: - How to identify the values that matter most to you and ground them in concrete experience - How to use guided prompts to recall stories from childhood, early adulthood, parenting, and later years - How to structure a short life story by themes or by chronology, and which fits your material - How to write a final letter or message that captures what you most want to pass on - How to handle difficult material including regret, conflict, and apologies - How to revise without flattening the voice that makes the piece personal - How to decide whether to share the project now, at a particular event, or after death The course is structured as a workbook with one prompt and one short writing exercise per module. You build the project incrementally rather than facing a blank page. This course is written for adults at any stage of life who want to write rather than only intend to. By the end you will have replaced the dream of one day writing it with a real first draft, ready to refine, illustrate, or share when the time feels right.