Pricing, in Amanda's words
No hourly rates, and nothing added later.
Three ways to work together, whatever this moment calls for. Every story is finalised by me, whichever of these you choose.
Amanda Yaffe-Parker
Choose how to work together
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Fig. 1. The acorn Coming soon, not on sale yet
The Memory Kit
£30 once it is available
Do it yourself
Answer a set of questions together, in your own time, then send the recording to me. Decide about the write-up whenever you are ready.
There is nothing to buy yet. If time is short, message me and we will work out what can be done now.
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Fig. 2. The oak The Life Story
From £250
Depends on the number of sessions, worked out together on a call
I conduct every conversation myself, from the first call to the finished book, in their own voice.
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Fig. 3. The grove Bespoke
Worked out on the call
Fully custom
For a project that needs something beyond the usual shape: several people, an unusual format, or a deadline.
Figs. 2 and 3: etchings after J. G. Strutt from Sylva Britannica, 1822 to 1826 (Fig. 2 Wellcome Collection, CC BY 4.0; Fig. 3 public domain). Fig. 1: the Capture & Keep acorn, drawn for this concept.
What's included
What The Life Story's price actually covers.
- Sessions
- Recorded conversations with you, however many the story needs.
- Writing
- A properly written life story, in the person's own voice, drafted and redrafted until it is right. You see a full draft before anything is printed.
- Photographs
- Yours, woven through the story where you want them.
- The finished book
- A hardback, a digital copy, or both. How many printed copies, and whether you also want a digital copy, is agreed with me on the call.
Plainly
What is fixed, and what we work out together.
Set in the wood
- I record every conversation myself and write every story myself.
- You see a full draft before anything is printed.
- The Life Story starts at £250, and the exact price depends on how many conversations the story needs.
- Extra printed copies are from £95 each.
- Nothing can be bought on this website. Everything starts with a message to me.
Grown to fit, on the call
- How many printed copies are included.
- Whether the edited recordings are part of the project or added at the end.
- Whether you want a hardback, a digital copy, the recordings, or some combination.
- How many conversations there are, and over what period.
- What a gift voucher is worth and what the person opens on the day.
Extras
If you need more.
- Edited recordings
- So you keep the voice as well as the words. Tell me at the start if you want them and I will build them into the price rather than add them later.
- Extra copies
- From £95 each, whenever the family wants them.
Not sure which?
Two questions, and the right way in.
The Life Story
For most people: Amanda does the conversations and the writing. From £250, worked out on a call.
Talk to AmandaA gift voucher
Something to give on the day, so the person receiving it chooses when to start. There is no fixed voucher price: tell Amanda what you have in mind.
See the gift voucherThe free questions, for now
The Memory Kit is coming soon and is not on sale yet. Until it is, the hundred questions and the recording guide are free on this site.
Start with the questionsBespoke
Several people, an unusual format or a deadline: worked out on the call.
About Bespoke
Why it costs what it does
This is real, unhurried work.
A life story is not a transcript. Behind every finished book is genuine time spent listening, drafting, and redrafting until the person's own voice comes through properly. The price reflects that time honestly. There are no hidden hourly rates stacked on top later.
I conduct every conversation myself, and I write every story myself. Nothing is handed off.
Giving it as a gift
Buying for someone else, not yourself?
The voucher is arranged directly with me, not bought on the site, and there is no fixed price.
Start a conversation
Tell me a little about who the story is for.
There is no obligation, no pressure, and no salesperson at the end of it. Only me.
07843 171332. Or use the contact page.