Now
available in softcover!**
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| I'm just as
good a swimmer today.
1950
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| Find
me on the fire truck. Hint: I'm wearing a hat
1954 |
| Cooling
off on Memorial Day,
1944 |
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My cousin and his crow, circa
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| Dad's
cousin George
circa 1955
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You
know you have photos just like these. Check those dusty shoeboxes. |
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The gift
of a legacy
You can have your own collection of family stories privately
printed in a casebound book. For yourself, or for someone
else who deserves a book created just for them.
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Maybe you've heard the term "private printing." It's
a tradition that gives you a book of your own, personally written
just for you. It's a limited printing, just enough copies for
you and your family and selected friends. And it's all under your
control.
Memoirs and biographies have their place, but this book is different.
It will be a special collection of just your stories.
This is not a coffee table book. It's a kitchen table
book. (Table not included) I'll
interview you for the stories you tell over coffee in the kitchen
and transform them into page-turning prose. And I'll scan your
old photographs to include with selected stories in the book.
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These stories will not be simple transcriptions.
Stories that are told orally don't always transfer well
to the printed page. Consider this: The stories Grandpa
tells can include his facial expressions, body movements,
and voice inflections. But these aren't visible on the
page. That's where I come in.
As a professional writer, I've written my
own books and books for other people. (You've heard the
term "ghost writer." That's me.) As a professional
speaker, I tell audiences the best ways to communicate
their messages. As both of the above, I'll apply just
the right techniques to make your favorite stories come
to life on the page.
Think of your book as a distillation of
your family stories that will evoke the gamut of reactions,
from "Oh, I love that story" all the way to
"Wow, I never heard that one before."
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This is truly a fitting gift legacy for:
Parents
Grandparents
Children
Grandchildren
Friends
Veterans
Retirees
Honorees |
Perfect for
commemorating:
Birthdays
Anniversaries
Holidays
Milestones
Family and class reunions
Mother's Day and Father's Day
Retirement
Tributes
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Here's what I'll be doing for you in this
process:
*Interviewing the storytellers
*Organizing and reviewing mementos and photographs with
you to find the best stories
*Writing your stories so they work on the page
*Scanning your photographs
*Laying out the design of your book
*Supervising printing and production
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Two points to emphasize: 1. This book will not be published.
Publishing would mean the public gets to read it. Instead,
this is a private printing of a specified number of copies
just for you and those close to you.
2. This book is a collection of your stories, not a memoir
or biography. The price includes a maximum number of pages
and ten color sheets, but you have control of the printing.
Call for details.
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Click the old-fashioned bicycle
to get an inside look at a sample book
of family stories.
** The hardcover books can include color photos.
The softcover
version includes black-&-white photos inside, and
we can feature color images on the front and back covers.
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by
Jay Speyerer
Legacy Road Communications
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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If you have a soft spot for books and love all the
favorite family tales, then you'll want to have your stories collected
in your own privately printed, hardbound volume.
You must have questions, so get in touch for
a no-charge consultation.
e-mail: jay@jayspeyerer.com
phone: 412-999-4697
Or use the Contact
Page
And don't forget the photographs!
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Dad, circa 1920
(Click
for restoration sample)
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Photo credit: DearMyrtle.com
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