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HOW MANYWE DDI NG DO Y OUDO P E RYE AR? T oen abl eu st oc r eat ebeau t i f u l wed di n gs t or i esf orou rc l i en t el e, wec u r r en t l yt ak eon34wed di n gs max i mu mperc al en dary ear .
WHATT E NSEDO Y OUWRI T EI N? Du et ot h es equ en c eo fy ou rl i f ean dwed di n gr el at ede v en t s , weoptt owr i t ei nt h i r dper s on , pas tt en s e, ast h i si sh o wwear et ol dt h es t or i esbegi n n i n gf r omt h ef i r s ti n t er v i e w. Wef eel y ou rwed di n gs t or ys h ou l d doc u men tt h ec h r on ol ogi c al or dero fy ou re v en t , i nas t or yt h atwi l l ber eadb yman ygen er at i on st oc ome. Wr i t i n gi npas tt en s eal l o wsu st oman i pu l at eor der , t oad dc on v er s at i on swh i c hwi l l t ak eonmean i n gata l at ert i me, al l o wi n gt h er eadert oh av eamen t al pi c t u r eo ft h et i mel i n eo fy ou rl i f e’ se v en t s . HOW MANYWRI T E R SARENE E DE DF ORL ARGES CAL EWE DI NGS? Wer ec ommen d12wr i t er sf ort h ef i r s t1 00gu es t san don ewr i t erf ore v er y1 00gu es t saf t ert h at . We s u gges th av i n gawr i t erwi t heac ho ft h ec ou pl east h e yar epr epar i n gf ort h edayaso f t en t i mest h e yar e i nadi f f er en tl oc at i on . E x : On ewr i t erc o v er st h ebr i de, t h eot h erwr i t erc o v er st h egr oom, e t c . Ho we v er , wec anu s u al l yman ageawed di n go f500gu es t swi t ht h r eewr i t er si fy oudon otwan ti n t er v i e wsf r omagoodpor t i ono fy ou rgu es t s . T h er ear eway st opr o v i dei n t er v i e wswi t h ou th av i n gf i v ewr i t er s pr es en t . Wec andi s c u s st h i sdu r i n gy ou rc on s u l t at i onappoi n t men t .
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CANI CHOOSEMYOWNCAL L I GRAP HE R? I nas h or tan s wer , y es , y oumay , h o we v er , weh av es e v er al e x t r emel yt al en t ed, t r u s t ed, an dr el i abl e c al l i gr aph er sonou rt eamwi t hwh omwewor kwi t hr egu l ar l y . Weh i gh l yr ec ommen dt h es ear t i s an st oou r c l i en t s . Wepr e f ery ouu s eou rc al l i gr aph er s , h o we v er , i fy ouar eac al l i gr aph erorwou l dl i k et ou s ey ou r o wnc al l i gr aph er , wec andi s c u s st h atasanopt i onu n derou rar t i s t i cdi r ec t i on .
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DO Y OUGI VEUSCOP Y RI GHT S? Al l c opy r i gh t so fs t or i ess t aywi t hWed di n gS t or yWr i t er , I n c . ass t i pu l at edi nc on t r ac t .
WHATI SY OURT URNAROUNDT I ME ? Wed di n gs t or i est ak eappr o x i mat el y36mon t h st oc ompl e t e, depen di n gonedi t i n gt i me. Weai mt os en d y ouy ou rwed di n gs t or yb ys i xmon t h spos twed di n gdat e. I fy ouar eor der i n gabook , y ouc anad dan ad di t i on al 36mon t h st ot h at . Cu s t ombook swi t he x t en s i v ear t wor kt ak el on ger . P l eas ei n qu i r eabou t c u s t ombookor der s .
CANI ORDE RE XT RABOOK SF ORMYP ARE NT S? Y oumayor derasman ybook sasy oul i k e. Af t ert h ef i r s tbook , ad di t i on al book sgodo wni nc os t . T h i s oc c u r sbec au s et h er ei sn odes i gnf eet or epl i c at eabook , r at h eron l yt h ec os to fc r eat i n gt h ebooki t s el f .
DO Y OUAT T E NDP RE WE DDI NG E VE NT S? Depen di n gonwh atc o v er agey ouar ec h oos i n g, wear eav ai l abl et ot r av el t oan ypr ewed di n gf es t i v i t y t oc o v ert h ee v en tf ory ou rs t or y . Ween j o ymee t i n gy ou rf ami l yan df r i en dsi namor ei n f or mal en v i r on men t , wh i c ho f t en t i mespr o v i desgr ou n dsf orgr eatbookc on t en t !
CANI SE L E CTT HEI MAGE ST HATWI L LBEI L L US T RAT E D? Y es !Y ouc h oos ewh aty ouwou l dl i k epor t r aywi t h i ny ou rs t or y . Weo f f ers u gges t i on sbas edo f ft h et e x t , bu t u l t i mat el y , y ouwi l l bec h oos i n gph ot osf r omwh i c hwebas ey ou rf i n al i l l u s t r at i on s .
WI L LI BEI NV OL VE DI NT HEDE S I GNP ROCE SS? Weh av ec ou pl eswh oar eh eav i l yi n v ol v ed, aswel l asc ou pl eswh owan tt oc h oos ef r omt h r eedes i gn s wepr o v i de. Be f or ewebegi nt h edes i gno fy ou rbook , wedi s c u s st h et y peo fs t y l ean ds i z eo fbooky ou en v i s i onan dt h engof r omt h er e. Weo f f ert woc o v erdes i gn sf orc ou pl eswh odon otwan tac u s t ombook c o v er .
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DO Y OUT RA VE LF ORWE DDI NG S T ORI E S? Y es . Weh av ev al i dpas s por t san dt r av el abr oadt owr i t ey ou rwed di n gs t or y . Wewou l dl o v et odi s c u s st h i s opt i onwi t hy ouonamor eper s on al bas i s .
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