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My Life & Legacy

A life does not arrive as a narrative. The work is choosing what the story is about — and treating everyone in it properly.

THE KINDS OF BOOK THIS BECOMES
  • Memoir
  • Authorised biography
  • Family oral history
  • Historical biography
  • Personal archive
WHO IT IS FOR
Individual, family, public figure
WHAT YOU LEAVE WITH
Your story, told once, properly, for the people who come after.
WHO ASSEMBLES
16 specialists across 4 stages, with your approval at every gate
THE TEN DAYS, FOR THIS BOOK

Five movements, each ending in a decision you make.

  1. DAYS 1–2
    Interview and premise
    Structured interviews, the spine of the story, and who else appears in it.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve the premise and the boundaries of what is told.
  2. DAYS 3–4
    Timeline and sample
    Chronology, source material triage, and a sample section in your voice.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve the shape and confirm the voice.
  3. DAYS 5–6
    Production core
    Drafting from interviews and sources, with consent tracking for living subjects.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve every passage involving another living person.
  4. DAYS 7–8
    Care and edit
    Developmental edit, private-source handling, medical and minor information review.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve the sensitivity findings and any redaction.
  5. DAYS 9–10
    Milestone and plan
    A governed milestone, remaining plan, and how the record is preserved.
    YOUR APPROVAL GATE
    You approve the continuation plan and the privacy posture.
SAFEGUARDS

What this kind of book has to get right.

  • Living subjects receive heightened review and, where needed, consent
  • Private sources, letters and archives handled separately from the manuscript
  • Medical and minor information treated as restricted by default
  • Family disagreement is a scope question, not a drafting one
BOOK TO WORLD

Where this book can go next.

  • Private family edition
  • Audio narration
  • Documentary treatment
  • Archive and preservation
  • Anniversary or memorial edition

Expansion happens only through your explicit approval, and only from the approved source canon.

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II · MY LIFE & LEGACY

The one that should not be lost.

Discovery confirms the journey, the kind of book, and where you are likely to want help — before anything is quoted.

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