FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

How do I get started with you?

We have a conversation about your goals.

What’s the price?

A work of history, by its nature, takes time and expertise, and each project has a different price. We will talk about this with you in a private conversation.

Are there other expenses associated with the book?

There are usually no added costs of significance other than printing and, if necessary, travel.

Do you do genealogy?

Tracking down your ancestors is part of any family history book. That's the foundation, then we discover their stories and write compelling tales about their lives. Currently, I do not research family trees as a stand-alone service.

How long does a project take?

Naturally, the length and depth of a project will influence the time it takes. A typical an exhibit takes anywhere from one to six months compared to oral histories, memoirs, and company histories take about three months to a year to write, edit, and print.

How many books do I get?

You get as many as you would like. The more you order, the cheaper the cost per book.

Do you sell my book at stores or online?

No. It is a private book. Some people choose to donate copies to libraries. Your local library or historical institution is probably eager to have your history, if you choose to share it.

Who owns the rights to the book when you are done?

You do.

I am not ready to commit to a whole book. Are there other options?

There are as many options as you can think of. History does not have to be contained in a traditional book. We can tell your story through a video by our Emmy-award-winning documentarian. Nor is a book necessarily just for history. We can publish a book of photographs, a collection of correspondence, or a volume of images of your artwork, hobbies or other creations. Sometimes a book is not even a “book,” exactly. History can live in an interactive website.

What about a video?

A book can serve as the foundation of a video. Or we can forgo the book and make a stand-alone video documentary. Capturing a company founder or family members, especially the matriarch or patriarch of the clan, on camera is a wonderful way of preserving not only their deeds and ideas, but their faces, voices and gestures.

This sounds interesting, but I’d like to talk more. Can we just have a conversation?

You can always reach Dr. Megan Scallan via email: megrene@gmail.com.