Your ghost writer is
Scribe – Jan Marshall
Engage Jan to write your story!
Based on your own words, recollections and photos
Transcribed, edited, and bound
Digitally provided on USB/CD
A gift for future generations!
I have found my creative bent, writing – and have recently discovered the vital importance of recording and telling my own story, even the most challenging parts.
I can now make available for you a chance to use my:
- Excellent listening skills
- Assistance to reveal the source of your true essence for your current
and future family to see - Ability to transcribe and edit your words producing a book, including
a digital version to pass down to future generations for all time
Why you want to tell your story…
For you…
- To reflect on what has made you who you are, over the years, and record this all in one place
- To tell something that has never been told before, and unburden yourself
- To find your voice…
- To define your own legacy
For your family…
- To pass on interesting and important information to your family, by putting
it all in one place - To create something in digital format, so it is available to your children and grandchildren in digital format
- To add to family and social history
- Download PDF Brochure!
What you get
You will receive a lovely spiral bound book, which will contain:
Your key details of immediate family tree – grand/parents, siblings, and grand/children
(3/5 generations).
A timeline of your life or Transcribed and edited information that you have provided – a high level overview of your life
This book is also provided digitally on either a USB stick or CD
Your choice to add more:
- Life story or timeline for your partner
- Scanned photos (batches of 6)
- Additional information on major incidents
- A short (5 minute) iPhone video of you speaking about your life, or a message to your family, included on the USB stick/CD
- Additional bound copies (batches of 5)
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You Provide…
- Personal details for your tree
- -Parents
- -Siblings
- -Children
- For each decade of your life, you share your recollections of:
- Key happenings/events, that formed
or changed you - The actions and people involved
in this event - How these changed or influenced you
- How does this impact who you are now
- Important photos, in batches of 6,
for scanning. - What additional items you will need,
such as multiple bound copies.
How it works
I come to your house, and record
our conversations.
- First meeting (1 hour): Confirmation
of personal details; agree expectations;
book meetings; pay deposit. I provide questions to ponder. - Second meeting (1 – 3 hours): We cover timeline, or decades 1 – 3/4; you give photos.
- Third meeting (2 – 3 hours): We cover decades 4 – 7 or more. I then prepare a book draft and provide it to you to read by the next meeting.
- Fourth meeting (1 hour): Identify any changes needed to the draft.
- Book is finalised and presented to you
with USB/CD. You make final payment. - Download PDF Brochure!
Packages (per person)
Granit Package : 3 generation tree; life timeline
Agate Package : 5 generation tree; life story
Garnet Package : As per Agate Package; plus
6 photos; plus 5 additional books printed
Diamond Package : As per Agate Package,
plus video; plus 1 additional Major event;
plus 1 minor event [additional 1.5 hr
meeting]; plus 5 books
Additional Items you can choose:
- Your partner’s story;
- batch of 6 photos;
- batch of 5 additional books;
- 5 min video (iPhone);
- Timeline(s);
- Major event (1 hour talking time);
- Minor event (.5 hour talking time)
- Download PDF Brochure!