SERVICES & RATES
I help clients clarify, write, and sell their stories as books and magazine articles to U.S. publishers. I also help college applicants with their personal statements and essays.
I listen, ask lots of questions, record interviews, take copious notes, and do thorough research. I then either edit an existing manuscript or write from scratch.
I work with simple, one-page contracts. I work in-person and online.
WRITING & EDITING
Book Proposal Writing, One month
The Work:
Cover letter
Author bio
Overview
Annotated chapter outline
Sample chapter
Market report
Fee + Percentage of publisher's advance + Expenses (research, travel, e.g.)
Book Editing, Three months
The Work:
Thorough edit of an existing manuscript to get it ready to publish.
Fee + Percentage of publisher's advance + Expenses
Book Ghostwriting, Six months
The Work:
Researching, outlining, and writing a full manuscript from scratch.
Fee + Percentage of publisher's advance + Expenses
Magazine Writing and Editing
The Work:
Thoroughly researched, well-sourced and fact-checked compelling story delivered on deadline.
Market rate + Expenses
Speechwriting
The Work:
A concise, tuned-in, compassionate, humorous yet forceful expression of the client’s point of view.
Market rate + Expenses
PUBLISHING ADVISORY
Agent Matching
The Work:
Help identifying a selection of literary agents, sharing the manuscript with them, and doing additional editing based on agent’s feedback.
Retainer + Weekly fee + Expenses
Representation
The Work:
Representing the work to publishers.
Retainer + Percentage of publisher's advance + Expenses
Exploratory Assessment
The Work:
Reading a project and offering a brief written assessment.
Hourly rate (minimum of three hours)
COLLEGE APPLICATION EDITING
The Work:
Help getting organized, setting goals, and working to deadline.
Interview leading to crafting a standout personal statement.
Regular updates to parents and separate checklists for students.
Retainer (minimum of six hours), followed by hourly rate.
RATES
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