A memoir service for people with forty years of work and one story that should outlive them. Two ways to get it done. Pick the one that fits the life you actually live now.
A pile of legal pads. A folder of voice memos. A retirement gift book that someone gave you in 2019. The intention has always been there. The book has not.
The bottleneck is never the life. The life is rich. The bottleneck is the blank page on a Tuesday morning when you would rather be at the dock. So we built two different solutions for two different kinds of people.
Either path produces a real hardcover book in your hands within ninety days. The difference is who does the writing and how much you spend.
We do the writing. You do the remembering.
You sit down with our crew. You talk. We listen, we record, we organize, we write. A real ghostwriter shapes the manuscript. You review and approve every chapter. The hardcover lands at your door.
See The Helm Editions →You do the writing. AI does the heavy lifting.
You write your own book in 90 days using our AI co-author and a structured weekly system. Prompts, interview templates, chapter drafts, line edits. You stay the author. The AI keeps you moving when you would otherwise stall.
See The Compass Editions →For the reader who has the stories but not the patience to write them. You speak. Our crew turns it into a book. Two editions, both ending in a hardcover you would be proud to hand to anyone.
For the writer who actually wants to write but has stalled out on the page. We built an AI co-author and a 90-day structured system that does the organizing, the prompting, and the heavy editing while you stay the author. Solo, scalable, real.
The Voyage Brief is 90 minutes on the phone. No deposit. No pitch. By the end of the call you will know which path fits and what the next step is. If neither path is right, we will say so and point you somewhere better. You keep the recording either way.
After production begins, our promise stays simple. If at any point during the manuscript phase you decide this is not the right path, we refund every dollar paid and you keep all materials produced to that point.
That is exactly what the Voyage Brief is for. Ninety minutes on the phone, free, no commitment. By the end we both know which path fits the life you actually live, the time you actually have, and the story you actually want to tell.
Yes. About one in four Compass writers eventually move up to a Helm edition, usually when they realize a chapter needs a real ghostwriter or when life gets busy. We credit one hundred percent of what you paid for the Compass toward any Helm edition. You never pay twice.
Like you. The Compass system is built on extensive voice training from your own writing and recordings before you ever produce a chapter draft. The AI is a co-author, not a ghostwriter. It writes in your voice, with your stories, from your perspective. If a draft sounds generic, that is a signal to retrain, not to publish.
The Family Edition delivers a printed hardcover in 90 days. The Heirloom Edition takes 120 days for the leather binding and photo restoration. The Compass paths are 90-day programs but go at your pace. We work to deadlines we can keep, not deadlines that sound impressive.
You do. One hundred percent. We do not retain rights, royalties, or any future claim on your story. Manuscript, cover, ISBN, all yours. We are a service provider, not a traditional publisher.
If you want it to be. Helm Family and Heirloom editions and the Compass Guided Voyage all include ISBN registration and Amazon distribution. The Solo Voyage gives you the publishing guide so you can do it yourself. Some readers prefer the book stay private to the family. We support either choice.
No. You have to be willing to put in three to five hours a week and tell the truth in front of a screen. The Compass system is designed for people who are not professional writers. If you can write an email, you can write your book on this path.
Tell us in the Voyage Brief. We have a rush protocol for authors with terminal diagnoses or family deadlines. The Helm Family Edition can be compressed to 60 days when needed. There is no upcharge and there is no judgment.
Compass paths are paid in full at start. Helm editions are 50 percent at production start, 50 percent before printing. We accept card, ACH, and check. The Voyage Brief is free regardless of which path you choose.
Tell us about the life. We will tell you which path fits and what the next step is. If neither fits, you leave with a referral to someone better. Either way, you leave with the recording.
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