by Populore | Jun 20, 2025 | Client Wins
When a client asks to meet with us in person, usually, it’s in our office, This time, though, the meeting was in a relaxed cabin out west when Populore’s owners were in the area. The clients were able to give us details on photos—a briefcase full—they...
by Populore | Jun 2, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Populore | Jun 1, 2025 | Client Wins
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....
by Populore | May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
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...
by Populore | May 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
Now and then someone local will ask if we have clients from bordering states. Yes! Actually, we regularly have clients from around the country, and have even worked with a few from abroad. Word of mouth is often how those from afar find us, but we’re always curious,...
by Populore | May 5, 2025 | Client Wins
What an impressive man (“Man of Steel”) this author is! BIG equipment mechanic, inventor, navy man, musician, and so much more. Here, he’s looking at a copy of his completed book, and we’re guessing thumbing through to find page 35 where the words to a song he wrote...
by Populore | Feb 25, 2025 | Client Wins
What do you do with boxes, folders, and notebooks full of old family photos, letters, and documents? This author was determined to get her family’s rich history in print. Off and on through the years, she organized, talked to relatives, transcribed letters, consulted...
by Populore | Jan 2, 2025 | Client Wins
What do these books have in common other than our completing them as part of our end-of-year activities? All were for return clients. Their 4th, 5th, 9th, and 5th book, left to right! Clearly, these authors are enjoying writing in their retirement years. The small,...
by Populore | Jan 2, 2025 | Client Wins
Sadly, the author of Whelps, Varmints, and Urchins had passed away before the book project could begin, but he’d made it clear to his wife, Linda, how much he wanted his stories turned into a real book that could be enjoyed by others—especially, other “pre-Sputnik-era...
by Populore | Jan 2, 2025 | Client Wins, Community Wins
Illustrator, compiler, and designer Eve Faulkes worked with a wide variety of organizations and individuals across the state to gather, assemble, and produce this important book. West Virginians’ Experiences in Civil Rights tells the stories of West Virginians who...
