No hourly rates, and nothing added later.
Three ways to work together, whatever this moment calls for. Every story is finalised by me, whichever of these you choose.
Choose how to work together
The Memory KitComing soon
Answer a set of questions together, in your own time, then send the recording to me. Decide about the write-up whenever you are ready.
£30Do it yourselfThe Life Story
I conduct every conversation myself, from the first call to the finished book, in their own voice.
From £250Depends on the number of sessions, worked out together on a callBespoke
For a project that needs something beyond the usual shape.
Worked out on the callFully customWhat The Life Story's price actually covers.
- SessionsRecorded conversations with you, however many the story needs
- WritingA properly written life story, in the person's own voice, drafted and redrafted until it's right
- PhotographsYours, restored where needed and woven through
- The finished bookCloth bound hardback, foil blocked title. How many printed copies, and whether you also want a digital copy, is agreed with me on the call
If you need more.
- Edited recordingsSo you keep the voice as well as the words. Tell me at the start if you want them and I will build them into the price rather than add them later
- Extra copiesFrom £95 each, whenever the family wants them
Most families share the cost between them. Tell me how many of you there are and we will work out the practical side.
This is real, unhurried work.
A life story is not a transcript. Behind every finished book is genuine time spent listening, drafting, and redrafting until the person's own voice comes through properly. The price reflects that time honestly. There are no hidden hourly rates stacked on top later.
I conduct every conversation myself, and I write every story myself. Nothing is handed off. Read about Amanda→
Buying for someone else, not yourself? See the gift voucher→
Tell me a little about who the story is for.
There is no obligation, no pressure, and no salesperson at the end of it. Only me.