Advice for their 18th, from the people who know them.
A hardback of advice and stories for them to keep forever. You share one link; each person answers one question; we typeset and print it for the day.
Nobody faces a blank page.
Each person taps a topic, answers one specific question in their own words, and their entry becomes a chapter.
Nobody faces a blank page.
Each person taps a topic, answers one specific question in their own words, and their entry becomes a chapter.
Hi Sam, you’ve been invited to write for
Theo
It’s a surprise, so please don’t mention it to Theo. Please write by 15 November.
What would you like to write for Theo? Pick the one you’d most like to write.
You bring the people. They bring the words.
One month is enough. Tell us when the book must arrive and we plan the writing deadline back from it.
Set up their book
Their first name, which birthday, the delivery date and a title. Then pick the questions.
Share one link
On WhatsApp, by text or by email. Or give someone a particular question by name.
They write
One question each, in their own words, with an optional photo. No accounts needed.
Read, arrange and order
Read every entry, put the chapters in order, add a foreword, then pay. We print and post it.
What do you know about money now that you wish someone had told you at 18?
The money I didn’t miss · Uncle Sam
Tell Theo about a time you got something badly wrong at around their age, and what happened next.
The job I walked out of · Grandad
What’s one thing Theo should know how to cook, and how do you make it?
A dal for when the money’s gone · Auntie Jo
Tell a story about Theo that you hope they never forget.
The bus to Exeter · Mum
Each chapter opens on its question, carries the writer’s name, and keeps their own words. An optional photo and caption face it.
Their words, made into a book.
Nothing to pay today. Invite your contributors and collect their writing. Order when you’ve read the entries and are happy with what will go to print.
Extra copies £79 each, printed and posted together.
- A cloth-bound hardback with a printed dust jacket
- Your title and a foil-stamped spine
- Typeset chapters, with optional colour photos and captions
- Questions for up to 30 contributors
- An optional foreword from you
- UK postage to the address you choose at checkout
Before you begin
When should I start?
Four to eight weeks before the birthday is a useful starting point. Enter the date the book needs to arrive and we’ll plan the collection deadline, leaving time for you to read the writing, order, and have it printed and posted. If time is tight, we show a warning. Delivery dates are estimates; we don’t offer express shipping.
What does each person write?
They tap the topic they’d most like to write about and answer one specific question. You can also give a named contributor a particular question. Most topics ask for advice they’ve actually learned or used; others ask for a story about the birthday person. They can write as much or as little as they’d like.
Do contributors need an account?
No. The group link asks for their name and email and takes them straight to writing. We email a personal link so they can return to their draft. People you invite individually also get a personal link. There’s no contributor password.
Can I read everything before it prints?
Yes. You read the entries, ask contributors for changes or leave an entry out, and arrange the chapters. You can add a foreword and choose the cover details. Once you pay and place the order, the book is locked. We check the print proof by hand before sending it to the printer.