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Approach
The commitment made to put your life's story together is serious. Clients can expect a rigid schedule for about 30 days as you move toward final production. But isn't it worth it? People who recognize the value of this project are happy to stick with it.
Approach
On average, it takes about 90 pages to detail and build a comprehensive biography of who you have become and how you got there. Generally, this project includes photos, recorded interviews compressed onto a drive, and a bound copy(ies) of the final designed book, along with all digital files. If you are interested in discussing the costs, time, interview schedules and deliverables for your book; one that will help you put your life on paper, perhaps a loving gift that will live in perpetuity, please give me a call. I’m in the neighborhood.
Process
In order to build a comprehensive book expeditiously, several steps accelerate the book-writing process:
1. Initial interview
2. Contract Agreement
3. Profile worksheet
4. Collection of material (photos, etc.)
5. Video interviews
6. Off-camera interviews
7. 1st Draft
8. Review
9. Final draft
10. Bluelines
11. Delivery
General Outline
Rough Pagination
1 Page – Title Page (Full name with important quote about your life)
1 Page – Introduction (Written by the client)
1 Page – Acknowledgements (Written by the client)
1 Page – Authors comments (Last Page)
1-2 Pages – Client Resume (Provided by client)
10 Pages – Blank for handwriting thoughts and inspirations (interspersed throughout book).
10 Pages – Photographs with cutline information (Client provides).
12 Pages – Copy of Profile Worksheet that was filled out at the start of the book process.
32-52 Pages – Biography (Written by the author)
70-90 Pages – 1 Copy Bound Final (If more copies are requested, a contract addendum is added)
Interviews
Four, one-hour on-camera interviews. Raw video files are part of the deliverables
Three, one-hour, off-camera interviews
Client provided source material
10-15 Photographs with cutline information
1-2 Page resume
1-3 Page Acknowledgements (The short list of people the client wishes to thank)
3 Page Preface (This is written by the client just before the book goes to final binding). This is the space where the client can muse about the process they underwent in producing the book, what it revealed, how it was beneficial, what they discovered and, why this endeavor was important).
Give me a quick call
I will be happy to answer any questions you might have on how we get started in the production of your life’s story.
571-577-7504
ChuckJenks@yahoo.com