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About A Novel Life.
A person’s story is so much more than names and dates. It encompasses friendships and passion, moments of triumph and celebration as well as times of failure and profound sadness. It is in revisiting those moments that we begin to build a legacy. At A Novel Life, our job is to listen, probe and integrate in a way that deepens and develops those stories, illuminating the moment and its impact.
To do this, we need the input of those who were there and experienced it firsthand. By the time we start asking for such input, we have already established ground rules for the project regarding how to deal with sensitive information and who the audience for the book will be. Rest assured, we are bound by contract to protect the privacy of the subject.
Interviews begin with the subject and spread to family and friends as the narration demands. Additional resources such as photographs, maps or family trees are collected along the way. Eventually, a preliminary draft of the story is composed and sent to either the subject or whomever has been deemed “editor” by the family. After several rounds of revising and editing, a final draft is delivered. After family and professionals edit the draft, it is sent to the printer.
