Involved together in a code of ethics

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What is a ghost-writer? How long does it take to write a book? What cost for writing a book?

Here are our replies to those questions.

On becoming Scribes of memory, besides our method, we agreed to...

... the following commitments:

• Guarantee total discretion when listening to and transcribing the author’s words
• Protect the identity of authors who choose not to be identified
• Place the prestige of our clients before our own
• Refuse to write any slanderous or outrageous texts
• Proceed by transcribing audio-recordings to guarantee the tone and freedom of pace found in the original oral expression
• Deliver a first draft called “trial gallop” to finely adjust the tone and the style of writing which will predominate in the rest of the book
• Offer a great freedom of choice in the frequency and setting for the listening sessions , then in the timescale for the book’s development.
• Grant the possibility of interrupting the writing at any stage of advancement
• Give the possibility to try the autobiographical adventure for a lesser price, by accepting the possibility of a very long writing phase, or by paying in instalments
• Offer a service from A-Z : from the first recording session until the production of a final draft with as many illustrations as you wish, ready to print
• Be open to any possibility of intellectual property rights, particularly the most common situation for a family writer: assignment of property and moral rights for publication on behalf of the author
• Deliver your autobiography in an impeccable language and presentation
• Supply a vast choice of printing options for the book design, according to the number of copies to be produced.
• Never demand an upfront payment, except for the minimum necessary to secure the contract between sessions (yet, each member has the discretion of his/her rate).