Book & Memoir Writing Services
Turn Your Life Story Into a Book
You have lived the story. Now you may be wondering how to turn those experiences, memories, lessons, and accomplishments into a book.
Cascade Publishing House provides professional memoir writing, book development, collaborative writing, ghostwriting, and publishing guidance for individuals with important stories to tell.
Whether you are considering a memoir, autobiography, biography, family history, inspirational book, or other nonfiction work, we can help you discover the book within your story and develop a clear path for bringing it to the page.
You do not need to arrive with a finished manuscript. You may have notes, photographs, journals, speeches, family records, interviews, or simply memories and a desire to preserve them.
The process begins with a conversation.
Book & Memoir Consultation
Introductory Conversation
20–30 minutes | Complimentary
A brief conversation to discuss your book idea, learn about your goals, and determine whether Cascade Publishing House is the right fit for your project.
The introductory conversation is exploratory and does not include manuscript evaluation, chapter development, publishing strategy, or detailed book planning.
Book Consultation
60 minutes | $250
A focused professional consultation for individuals ready to explore their book idea more seriously.
Our conversation may address:
- the central story or idea
- purpose and intended audience
- major themes and narrative direction
- memoir or nonfiction structure
- writing and development options
- general publishing considerations
- recommended next steps
Extended Book Development Consultation
Up to 2 hours | $500
Some stories require a deeper conversation.
This session lets us explore the life, experiences, ideas, and stories behind your proposed book and begin identifying how those elements could become a compelling manuscript.
Topics may include:
- the book's central narrative
- significant life experiences and turning points
- major themes
- preliminary chapter possibilities
- voice and storytelling approach
- research and interview needs
- manuscript development strategy
- publishing considerations
Written Book Development Assessment
Starting at $1,250
For prospective authors ready to move from thinking and talking about a book toward developing one.
Depending on the project, the assessment may include:
- consultation and interview
- review of available materials
- development of a working book concept
- recommended narrative approach
- preliminary chapter structure
- audience considerations
- research and interview recommendations
- proposed next steps toward manuscript development
Memoir Ghostwriting & Collaborative Book Writing
Fees determined by the scope of the project
You may have a powerful story to tell without having the time, experience, or desire to write an entire book yourself.
Cascade Publishing House offers memoir ghostwriting, collaborative writing, interviewing, manuscript development, and editorial services for selected projects.
Because every book is different, we quote these services individually after we understand your project's scope, the materials available, the research and interviews required, and the level of writing and editorial assistance you need.
A written agreement defines the services, schedule, deliverables, fees, payment arrangements, revisions, and authorship or acknowledgment considerations.
You Don't Have to Know How to Begin
You do not need to know your chapter titles.
You do not need to know how long the book should be.
And you do not have to walk through the door carrying a completed manuscript.
You can begin with a story, an idea, a collection of memories, or simply the conviction that something important should be preserved.
Our first task is discovering what your book wants to become.
Ready to tell your story?
Contact Cascade Publishing House to schedule your complimentary introductory conversation.
Consultation Policy
Book development is professional creative and editorial work. Complimentary introductory conversations are intended to help determine whether a project is a good fit.
Paid consultations provide detailed story development, manuscript evaluation, chapter planning, publishing strategy, and other substantive book-development services.
Consultation fees may, at the discretion of Cascade Publishing House, be credited toward a subsequent book-development or collaborative-writing agreement.
Fees and project terms are subject to a written agreement.