Turn your life story, or a loved one’s, into a beautifully written and designed book, complete with your own photos
Legacy Narratives is a custom service inspired by my years writing for journals and magazines. Each commissioned book is crafted to accurately reflect the heart of your story — a life's biography, wedding, anniversary, childhood — and gently navigates those uniquely human moments of celebration, grief, death, and life.
Bespoke Prose
“Narratives are the primary way in which we make sense of our lives.”
Jacqui Stedmon
Classic High-quality Materials
How It Works
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Everyone has a different approach to being interviewed. Some love it, others are reticent. That’s why I offer three options:
— Email: Receive a series of questions into your inbox and reply with your answers when you’re ready. Be as candid as possible.
— Phone: I’ll give you a call and we can have an informal interview over the phone.
— Interview with a loved one: Not everyone is in a position to speak over the phone, or even email. If it’s more suitable, I can send a series of questions to a loved one and have them record an interview with you.
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Send 20 - 25 original photos
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Once we’ve completed the interview process, and I’ve written the initial draft, it will arrive in your inbox for review. This is your opportunity to check facts, make corrections, point out where changes need to be made to ensure the narrative reflects your experience. This is standard practice in all journalism. You will have TWO opportunities to review. Additional reviews cost $50.
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Open up your beautifully wrapped book and share it with those you love. Keep the most important stories in your life alive by storing the book somewhere special or displaying it for all to see on your coffee table.
“To be stories at all they must be a series of events: but it must be understood that this series is only really a net whereby to catch something else.”
C.S. Lewis
