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My associate, Jan McClintock, and I will write your personal or business documents, guide you as an author from rough draft to published masterpiece and promotion, or create a literary work featuring you or a loved one.
Write
• Resumes
• Blog posts
• Correspondence
• Proposals
• Training manuals
• Policy handbooks
• News releases
• Other business documents
• Books (ghost write your story)
Edit
• Book Manuscripts (fiction and nonfiction)
• Articles and Reports
• Business Documents (manuals, correspondence, white papers, and more)
• Other Documents
Consult
• Evaluate the different forms of publishing to determine if self-publishing is the best for you.
• Review the steps and services required to write and publish a book.
• Compare using a subsidy publishing company to doing everything yourself.
• If you choose to use a company, compare the services and costs of various companies.
• If you choose to do it yourself, recommend vendors for various services.
• Advise on promotion and assist with distribution.
• Design, create, and maintain your website and set up social media pages.
• Serve as a resource throughout the process to answer questions and assist in resolving problems.
Publish
• Perform a complete content edit of the manuscript.
• Assist with obtaining ISBNs and registering copyright.
• Format the manuscript for publication.
• Negotiate and contract with a cover artist and book designer on your behalf or perform these services for you.
• Proof the cover and completed layout.
• Negotiate and contract with a printer on your behalf or set up account with a POD printer.
• Create e-book formats and upload to sales sites.
• Advise on promotion, including your website, and assist with distribution.
• Serve as a liaison among all parties involved in the publication, distribution, and promotion of the book to ensure production of a quality product within an established timeframe.
Create
• Write a story using you and/or loved ones as characters and design an attractive booklet with the story.
• Write a poem for or about a special person and create a framed, artistic presentation.
• Develop a tribute to an individual or organization in an attractively designed presentation.
If you are interested in a no-obligation quote for any of my services, email me or fill out the contact form.
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