Our process of helping you record a life's journey
How we can help you record your story, history or that of
someone else.
Although most of our books are about people, some deal with
subjects like sandalwood, historical events or places. Most are privately
distributed and some are for sale in book stores. Whatever your project plans,
contacting us begins the process.
The first step is to plan a meeting, either in person at our
office or over the phone. This will determine the scope of the project and
everyone’s wishes.
If the text needs writing or editing, this is Patrick’s
department. For any text you have written, you may need him to help you assess
the quantity and quality of your words.
Meanwhile, collect any photos, documents or images you would
like to include. If you have a good scanner, please scan them at 300dpi and
save them as jpegs, not pdfs. As for captions, we need you to give the reader
the “when, where and who” for each image. The selections of images may be
expanded at any time.
When the text has been written and approved by you, the job
moves to Jo, who will lay out the book.
Once the book has been assembled and approved, it goes to the printer,
who will produce a proof to approve, correct or add to. The number of finished
copies and the binding are up to the client
Here are some tips that can help
with the process