How about we help you write your book?

I lead a team of Golden Bay creatives (writers, editors, designers, artists) to produce high quality books that last generations. We write, edit, and design memoirs, life stories and histories.

I’ve been a journalist and writer for 20 years, have taught thousands of people to write their memoirs, and lead a team who have produced 20 books (and counting).

Everyone has a story to share. It’s a precious thing, to capture those memories and that knowledge, and share it with family, friends and communities.

If you’d like to capture your story, I’d love to help.

Types of books we can write and produce for you:

• Personal and organisational histories
• Life stories
• Business stories
• Memoirs
• Guides
• Coffee table books based around images
• Anniversary stories

What you need to know

How long does it take write, edit and design a full book? Approximately six months to two years, depending on how much time you have. There are three stages in book production: writing, editing and design.

If I’ve already written it, how long does it take you to edit a book? It depends on your word count and how many changes you’d like to make, but usually less than six months.

How long does it take to design a book so it’s ready to print? Once again it depends on the content we’re working with, and how many changes you want to make, but usually less than three months.

What can you and your team do for me, to help me finish my book? We can bring your book to the ‘print ready’ stage – meaning we can plan, write, edit and design your book, in collaboration with you.

If you write it for me, what would my role in the process? We’d need you to plan your story with you, including working out your main voice, the order, and key information, images, design, and who you’re writing the story for. Give us all the information and material we need, or point us towards it.

How much of my time will this take? We’ve done this a few times, so we’ll take care of everything, freeing you up to enjoy the process. While this does need to be a collaborative process, you’re welcome to get as involved as you like!

How much does it cost for you to write my story? A full book (around 20,000 words [100 – 150 pages] plus 50 – 100 images) will cost you around $15,000 to $20,000 for us to write, edit and design (depending on the time it takes). We can work with more or less material, depending on your budget.

How much does it cost for you to edit and design my story (once I’ve written it)? You’ll save yourself thousands by writing the book. The cost of editing and design will depend on how far you’ve already taken your story (eg how well it’s been written and edited, and how much work you’ve done on your images).

Interested? There’s no better time to get started than today, let’s have a chat!

Other ways we can help:

Or check out my online course Write Your Memoir to learn how to do it yourself ⬇️

Listen to the Radio New Zealand interview: