Grounded Poetry.

Grounded Poetry.

This local poet and first-time author draws inspiration for her work from the natural world, and sees her writing as an extension of her career as a therapist. Framed around different stages and seasons of life, the poems in this volume invite the reader to observe...
The Final Mile.

The Final Mile.

For 99% of our clients, we provide editorial, layout, and “printing arrangement/oversight services.” This book was part of the other 1%. The authors of the book, Debra Dean Murphy and Grace Wigal, reached out to us when they needed advice to wrap up the project and...
Laughter Is the Best Medicine.

Laughter Is the Best Medicine.

During a period of professional stress and burnout, this author turned to writing fiction. What started out as a mere distraction soon turned into the source of much joy and fun. Integrating her all-too-real experiences as a nurse anesthetist with the impossibly...
More than a story—a family tradition.

More than a story—a family tradition.

For us, this was a “little project”—a short children’s book by an author who provided all of the text and photos virtually ready for layout. This book is the story of a well-loved family game for the youngsters. No doubt, it will be passed on through the generations,...
Compiling a lifetime of work.

Compiling a lifetime of work.

A lot of folks enjoy writing as a hobby. “Pappy” is no exception! For this book, he had a thick three-ring binder full of typed-up stories he’d written through the years—plus, a separate novella. What a storyteller! The family, especially the younger generations,...
Personal records recorded.

Personal records recorded.

It was no surprise that this author was wearing a track-and-field shirt when he came to pick up his ten hardbound books. He’d spent years as a coach, professor, researcher, exercise physiologist, and athlete himself. His ambition does not stop there! His book tells...
Tote bags full beyond their tops!

Tote bags full beyond their tops!

Full of handwritten stories, clippings, photos, and documents, and carried by the daughter of the man who’d gathered it all together. She showed up wondering how, and if, she could fulfill her father’s dream of having “it all” turned into a book. Of course! Here, with...
Hurrah for historians!

Hurrah for historians!

In this case, a baseball historian. Alan is a lifelong baseball fanatic and “documenter” of the sport’s minor league days of old. Working on these two books, we quickly realized that baseball was BIG in Western Pennsylvania and nearby spots in WV and MD a century ago....
Reprinting the out-of-print.

Reprinting the out-of-print.

Same book, new color! Top, green = first printing (1980s), and bottom, brown = second printing (2020s). Sometimes families will have a valuable book (just one copy—well-read and appreciated) about their ancestry. It may have been produced years back and more copies...
With eyes wide open and on task.

With eyes wide open and on task.

We are frequently complimented on our attention to detail and our care in reviewing client manuscripts. Needless to say, we don’t mind being called “Eagle Eye” or being told we have Eagle Eyes! Above, a couple of emails from authors. In one case (top), the names in a...