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title: Opus Eternal Documentation
description: A plain reference to how Opus Eternal works: the process, packages, timeline, interviews, revisions, printing, delivery and gifting.
canonical: https://www.opus-eternal.com/docs/
last-updated: 2026-10-29
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# How Opus Eternal works

## How it works

A project runs in five stages.

1. **Introductory call.** A free, relaxed conversation to understand who the book is for, what you hope to capture and any timeline or occasion you are working toward.
2. **Interviews.** A writer guides the storyteller across a whole life — early childhood, parents and grandparents, teenage years, career, relationships, parenting and the lessons learned — in person, by video call or by phone.
3. **Writing.** We transcribe the recordings, structure the narrative, weave in photographs and write the story in the storyteller's own voice.
4. **Review.** You read the draft and we refine it together, for as many rounds as you like.
5. **Design and printing.** The book is professionally designed and typeset, then printed as bound keepsake copies alongside a digital edition.

## Packages

Every project is quoted individually. Three packages act as starting points, and a fully custom package can be built instead.

- **Essence Eternal** — up to 3 hours of interviews, up to 10 photographs, approximately 30 pages, digital book.
- **Legacy Eternal** — up to 8 hours of interviews, up to 30 photographs, approximately 100 pages, 3 printed keepsake books, digital book.
- **Magnus Eternal** — up to 30 hours of interviews, up to 100 photographs, approximately 300 pages, 8 printed keepsake books, digital book, audiobook.

Videography of the interviews, an audiobook, extra printed copies, extra interview hours and extra photographs can be added to any package. See [Packages](https://www.opus-eternal.com/pricing/), or the machine-readable [pricing.md](https://www.opus-eternal.com/pricing.md).

## Timeline

Around three months from start to finish for a typical project. Every project varies, because it is a collaboration and we move at your pace. Interviews themselves run over a few days or weeks rather than a year.

## Interviews

Interviews can be done in person, by video call or by phone. Virtual interviews are available from any country and any time zone; in-person interviews are available across Israel, the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. We work in English and Hebrew, at native level, for both the interviews and the finished book — including producing the book in a different language from the one the interviews were held in.

## Review and revisions

You review the draft and we refine it together for as many rounds as you like. Nothing goes to print until you approve it, and your final balance is due only once you are completely happy with the finished book.

## Design and printing

Every book is professionally designed and formatted. We can add footnotes, fun facts and QR codes linking to relevant audio or video, and we enhance old or blurry photographs so the visuals look their best. Page counts and printed copies depend on the package; additional copies can be ordered. See [Book design & printing](https://www.opus-eternal.com/book-design-printing/).

## Gifting

A memoir is often commissioned by children or grandchildren for the person whose story it is. In that case the buyer arranges the project and we interview the storyteller directly. The cost can be shared between siblings, children or grandchildren. See [A memoir for a loved one](https://www.opus-eternal.com/gift-a-memoir/).

## Already started

If you already have part of the story written — journals, handwritten notes, a partial draft — we can work from those and bring them all the way to a completed, printed book.

## Contact

Request a quote or book an introductory call at [/contact/](https://www.opus-eternal.com/contact/), or email hello@opus-eternal.com. Common questions are answered on the [FAQ](https://www.opus-eternal.com/faq/).