Stories deserve more than publication.
They deserve to leave a mark.
Publishing, Storytelling & Creative Work
LAMP helps bring meaningful stories and ideas from concept to completion through publishing support, creative development, and thoughtful storytelling. Whether the work begins with a manuscript, an idea, a personal story, or a vision waiting to take shape, LAMP provides individualized services designed to help move the project forward with purpose.
Publishing Support
LAMP guides authors through the publishing process, helping move manuscripts from preparation toward publication. Services are tailored to the needs of each project and may include manuscript preparation, formatting, publishing guidance, and assistance navigating the path to a finished book.
Creative Development
From early ideas to more fully developed concepts, LAMP provides individualized guidance to help creators clarify their vision, strengthen their ideas, and determine practical next steps for moving a meaningful project forward.
Editing & Story Development
Thoughtful editing and story-development support strengthens structure, clarity, voice, pacing, and the overall storytelling experience while preserving the author’s unique voice and vision.
Author & Project Consultation
Authors, storytellers, and creators can receive individualized consultation based on the specific needs, goals, and stage of their project. Sessions are designed to provide guidance, strategy, and a clearer path forward.
FEATURED PUBLIC HISTORY PROJECT
Recovering the Story of Herbert Grigsby Hawkins
A family discovery became a journey to restore an overlooked Indianapolis life to the public record.
Herbert Grigsby Hawkins was a businessman, laborer, civic and community leader whose life intersected with Indianapolis’s historic Indiana Avenue during an important period in the city’s Black history.
For decades, much of his story had disappeared from the public record. Dr. Michelle D. Dartis, Hawkins’s granddaughter, began reconstructing his life through archival research, historical newspapers, photographs, public records, family materials, and other surviving sources.
What emerged was far more than a family history. The research revealed a man whose life offered a window into Black entrepreneurship, organized labor, civic participation, community life, and the networks that helped shape Indianapolis during the mid-20th century.
The project became an example of what can happen when overlooked histories are deliberately recovered, documented, and returned to public view.
Who LAMP Works With
Authors & Aspiring Authors
Writers at various stages of the journey, from an early book idea or developing manuscript to a project preparing for publication.
Storytellers & Creators
Individuals developing meaningful stories, creative concepts, or projects that may extend beyond a traditional book.
Families & Legacy Keepers
People seeking thoughtful ways to document, preserve, and share family stories, histories, memories, and legacies.
Community & Mission-Driven Projects
Individuals and organizations developing storytelling, historical, educational, or community-centered projects with a larger purpose.
