“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.”
Madeleine L’Engle
The Process
It might be helpful to learn the approach we’ll take to working through your personal family history, from the time you approach me with your interest to the moment I present you with the final product.
1. INITIAL CONSULTATION MEETING
2. COMMITMENT
3. PREPARATION
4. INTERVIEWS
5. TRANSCRIBING
6. ANALYSIS
7. RESEARCH
8. FIRST DRAFT
9. EDITING AND REVISING
10. FINAL DRAFT
11. INTRODUCING PHOTOS AND MEMORABILIA
12. BOOK DESIGN
13. PRINTING and PRODUCTION
14. PRESENTATION