Commemorating and preserving a lifetime of work.

Commemorating and preserving a lifetime of work.

In honor of her late husband and to keep a promise, this client assembled 75 plays he had written over five decades. These are mostly short one- to three-act plays that were designed to be performed as part of the author’s community acting classes. The result is a...
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...
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...
A Century of Stories.

A Century of Stories.

Scotts Run historian Lou Birurakis had no shortage of stories and pictures to potentially include in his memoir! He has been documenting his life and community for years, but there were some gaps that needed to be filled. With the help of his daughter and a local...
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...