"I'd like to offer my highest possible endorsement of your services... Your skills are formidable... You are unparalleled at singling out accurately the exact focus or theme that best captures ideas...great at discussing options for presenting my message...and no one is better at choosing the clearest, briefest written language."
Mary L. Ford, Four-Term Mayor of Northampton, MA
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Why An Edit or Critique of Your Writing Before You Turn It In Can Save You Time, Trouble, and Embarrassment
You need to impress someone with a written communication. Don't blow it with an incorrect word, bad punctuation, or an unintended double meaning‐you don't want your work flashed around the world on a list of funny bloopers! Our professional writers can bring a fresh eye to your work, and can keep you out of trouble. Not only will we fix the obvious problems, but we can make your prose sing.
Let Skilled Writers Who Love to Write Create Top Notch Written Materials‐Faster and Better than You Could Do In-House
You're an expert at what you do. But you may not be an expert in expressing it. Why struggle for hours trying to make your material sound right? Let a professional writer create the perfect tone for you, and you'll gain more freedom to do what you do best‐or use the time you gain to relax and enjoy yourself. We'll find exactly the right way to say it for you, and we'll work until we get it just the way you want. You'll be surprised at how quickly we can turn your ideas into phrases that inform consumers, pull at the heartstrings of readers, and provide the marketing "oomph" that turns prospects into buyers. Let us:
- Research and write from scratch: books (from book query letters and proposals to complete manuscripts), articles, company profiles, annual reports, letters, grants/proposals, speeches, manuals/instructions, and other materials.
- Help you choose the right publishing path and navigate the complex publishing process (this link opens on our sister site, Frugal Marketing).
- Edit, critique, and rewrite your drafts.
- Handle your correspondence.
- Offer consulting on related areas, such as public speaking and book proposal preparation.
Learn to Overcome Your Writing Fears and Become a Better Writer
If writing is a chore for you, or if you're just not happy with your own efforts, let us help. We can:
- Help you improve your writing through writing workshops, individual critiques, tutorials, and manuscript/market analysis (fiction and nonfiction).
- Prepare manuscripts and book proposals for professional presentation.
- Coach you through the rough spots and stuck places.
- Train you to overcome your blocks in writing‐and to be a better writer.
Let Us Guide You Through the Publishing Process
Whether you publish traditionally or do it yourself, we can help. Please click here to learn more about our publishing consulting services.
About Our Team:
Shel Horowitz:
Shel Horowitz's ten books have been published by Simon & Schuster, Wiley, Chelsea Green, Stackpole, Morgan James, and his own imprint, as well as by six publishers in other countries. He has published more than 1000 articles, has blogged since 2004, and has published e-zines, columns, and articles. For his clients, he has written, edited, and rewritten everything from complete books down to one-paragraph elevator pitches. He writes and edits both marketing and informational materials, and is known for his ability to make complex concepts understood by non-technical people. As a skilled book shepherd, he taken over a dozen unpublished writers along the path to become well-published and well-marketed author. Several of his book shepherding clients have won awards for their books.
D. Dina Friedman is the author of award-winning children's fiction published by Simon & Schuster (Escaping Into the Nightand Farrar, Straus & Giroux Playing Dad's Song. Her latest book is the poetry collection, Wolf in the Suitcase (Finishing Line Press). A skilled developmental editor, she holds an MFA in Literature from Lesley University, has published poetry and short fiction in a long list of literary journals, and was twice nominated for a Pushcart Prize. She teaches writing to business students at the Isenberg School of Management, University of Massachusetts and was one of the first AWAI-certified creative writing instructors.
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