Deanie: A Life
Dorothy E. Babbitt. 2009. 6 x 9 inches. 150 pages, 128 images, soft cover. Book and cover design by William Glasgow. ISBN 978-0-9812258-0-7. 100 copies
lifewriters.ca managed this project from concept to completion. Our services included:
- helping the author set parameters for the project
- conducting ten hours of audio-recorded interviews
- identifying additional topics for the author to write about
- transcribing interviews and additional written material
- research and fact checking
- crafting the transcripts into an engaging first-person narrative. Ghostwriting
- identifying images and memorabilia to be included. Helping the author write captions
- taking additional photographs, including front and back covers
- negotiating with family members to provide additional photographs and written submissions
- obtaining permissions
- scanning and retouching photos and memorabilia
- designing the book and cover
- obtaining an ISBN
- contracting and liaising with a printer on behalf of the client
- creating a promotional poster
