I believe brainstorming is an extraordinarily powerful tool. When you’re a fit with a great brainstorming partner, you can hone your best ideas and focus on telling the most powerful story possible. Whether you want to choose among several potential book or essay projects, refine an idea you’ve already settled on, or market a book you’ve already finished, my decade of experience as a professional writer and publisher can help you with most anything related to creativity or nonfiction writing, editing, and publishing. Meet me at a coffee shop or by phone. An hour session is recommended for the first session and any package can be divided.
Hour $75
Hour and a Half $95
Two Hours $135
Four Hours $250
Perhaps you know what you want to write; you just need the motivation and accountability to get it done. Perhaps you have an idea in mind but aren’t sure where to start. Or maybe you have been struggling to finish a writing project that has been in the works for a long time. Whatever they are, I am here to help you reach your nonfiction writing goals from sustaining your writing practice to completing your book. Contact me for rates as hourly or project rates may be more appropriate for our work together.
My experience editing dozens of books and hundreds of manuscripts of all types guides me as I work with writers at all skill levels.
Nonfiction Developmental/Line Editing: $8/double-spaced page for ten+ pages, with a minimum of $100. This includes general advice about consistency of voice, chronology, pace, what is working well, and areas that need strengthening. It also includes line editing and proof reading. For pieces fewer than ten pages, editing is by the hour, measured in quarter hour increments.
Children’s Books: By the hour, measured in quarter hour increments.
For longer editing projects, please contact me for a project quote.
The publishing world can be baffling and overwhelming, and it is often difficult to know where to begin. Working from my experience as a writer, editor, and publisher, I can help you consider various publishing options, navigate finding potential publishers for your work, ensure that your manuscript is publication-ready, consider whether you need an agent, and begin querying publishers. Rates are the same as for brainstorming sessions (above).