Project Development: What to Expect

Preliminary:

• Discuss plan for the project.
• A simple contract is drawn up and signed by all parties.
• We provide a list of questions/topics to be covered.
• We provide a preliminary outline of the story. This allows you to make any special requests before the final interview.
  

Stage One: Interview/Transcription

• Collect data, pictures, memorabilia, documents, etc.
• Conduct all interviews and transcribe all tapes.

Stage Two: Story, Writing, Editing

• From the initial transcripts, we make an outline for the narrative and a synopsis of each chapter/section of the story.
• The outline is submitted to you for approval before writing begins.
• You receive a first draft copy of the narrative when finished with suggested photo placements.
• At this stage, you can make significant changes in the content.
• Next, we rewrite and edit the narrative, and again submit it to you for your approval, before we begin layout for publication.
• You may still make minor corrections and edits to text.
• Additional rewrites or insertion of additional material will incur additional charges.
• Rough scans of photos are included so you can see how the final book will look.
• You can insert photo captions.

Stage Three: Layout

• After final layout of the book is complete, you receive a final copy for approval.