Chapter
The first draft
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How it works
From a few memories to a book you’ll keep forever.
You send us the raw material. We do the writing, the structure, the design and the printing. At two points, we stop and wait for you.
Tell Us Your Story
Answer a few questions and share your memories and photos.
- A short form, about ten minutes
- A handful of questions, not an interview
- You can start and come back to it
We Shape It
We turn your raw memories into a coherent story - the timeline, the people, the chapters, and the feeling it should leave behind.
- Structure and sequence
- Writing and editing
- People, places and detail
Your story remains your story.
Review Your Preview
You review the pages and request changes before anything is printed. Take your time with it - this is the point of the whole process.
- Cover and interior pages
- Photo placement
- Illustration direction
Nothing is printed until you approve it.
We Make It Real
We print, bind, package and ship your finished book to you, or straight to the person you made it for.
- Printed and hardbound
- Wrapped as a gift
- Shipped to your door
Where the two approvals sit
You are never asked to approve something you haven’t seen.
The first stop is after we have shaped your story. The second is after the book has been designed. Both times you get something concrete to read or look at, and both times you can ask for changes. Printing only starts once you have said yes to a specific version.
If the preview is wrong, we fix it.
Names, dates, tone, which photo goes where, whether it leans photographic or illustrated - all of it is negotiable before print. Nothing is more expensive to fix after printing than before it, so we would rather over-ask.
Ready when you are.
The form takes about ten minutes. You can stop halfway and come back.