Everything you need to know about my new life-story publishing services
Hello and welcome to Forever Young Autobiographies – Ask Nicola.
As a life-story writing coach I’m asked questions about planning, writing, polishing and publishing life stories for family and friends.
And in this series I reveal how I help new writers just like you!
So this edition of Ask Nicola answers the following question:
What are the new Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services? Can you tell me more?
Thanks for this top question!
I’m super excited to now be able to offer Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services (plus a special readers’ deal below!) in addition to writer coaching calls.
Perhaps you don’t want to sit down to write, are time poor or worried about technical hurdles to publish an autobiography, memoir, biography or other life-story project?
That’s were I can help as a professional life-story coach and experienced daily newspaper print editor.
Certainly I’ve told thousands of people’s stories in print during the past two decades.
Indeed, many of the people I interviewed over the years said they would love to record their memories but didn’t know how.
I recently helped my grandmother, 100, finish her autobiography and the experience inspired me to assist more people to record life stories.
In short, this is why I’ve launched Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services.
So keep reading to find out about the different publishing services options plus get a special subscribers’ deal …
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1 Planning life stories: Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services
To start you might have yourself or a loved one in mind for me to talk to.
As part of Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services, I can organise and hold a life-story interview covering key events and memories.
I can do this in person or digitally via a phone or video call.
Of course I’m open to question suggestions but as a long-time journalist I am confident and skilled at conducting interviews.
Most importantly all interviews are recorded, mostly for accuracy reasons but because they make a wonderful record of someone’s storytelling and character.
Therefore these recordings are valuable life-story projects to cherish, however, they can also be transcribed.
Transcriptions make recordings accessible to a wider audience and can form a powerful foundation for other projects.
For example short stories, feature stories and books.
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2 Writing life stories
The second category of Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services is focused on creation.
This includes everything from writing one-page short life stories to longer feature stories and full-length books.
There are also creative life-story offerings like making a photo book with extended captions.
All of these ideas make touching gifts and records to celebrate life events and legacy.
For example, I can create a touching piece for a birthday, wedding, anniversary, retirement, funeral, baby’s birth or other life milestone.
Again all projects begin with an interview or a quick chat, transcription and then writing to reach a final draft.
Next is the layout and design process where I add headings, images, captions and save digitally for sharing and printing.
Most importantly you are the owner of the project and therefore I run final drafts past you for approval before publication.
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3 Editing life stories: Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services
Many of my readers are enthusiastic new writers, which is great!
However, often during the writing process they need some outside input for editing.
Editing should not be a one-off activity just before printing.
Indeed there are four types of editing services on offer as part of Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services.
Each corresponds to a phase of the writing process.
For a manuscript edit I’ll look at a detailed book outline or first draft as a whole to make suggestions.
However, during a comprehensive edit I will rework second or subsequent drafts.
Meanwhile, for a copy edit I pull out a red pen to perfect a final draft.
And lastly, for proofreading, I’ll do final checks of reader book copies or finalised pre-print files.
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4 Publishing life stories
The last category of Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services is all to do with getting a life-story project printed.
Most importantly this step should not be rushed because it includes technical considerations.
Certainly some writers are more than happy to hand their final manuscript over to someone else to take care of this last step.
Therefore I can help layout a book ready for printing (for example through IngramSpark) as well as design front and back covers.
Finally I can load files ready for printing and have your finished book delivered to your door.
Indeed there is nothing more exciting than seeing your life-story complete and beautifully printed.
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Final say: Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services
Not sure how to record and celebrate a life story?
Then the Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services can help – from idea through to publication.
Most importantly the results will be life stories for family and friends that will be treasured and live on for generations.
You can find out more and book here.
Indeed by signing up to my publishing services you will be signing up for amazing benefits.
So get professional help to plan, write, polish and publish a life-story today!
Special deal!
Get 1 hour free with any publishing service booked during the month of September 2020! Simply book any of the new publishing services and make sure you subscribe here for new articles or fill in the form below.
Your say
Do you have further questions about Forever Young Autobiographies publishing services? I’d love to hear from you. Send me an email or leave a reply in the comments section at the end of this article.
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This article first appeared on the website Forever Young Autobiographies.com.