(1)
LOW, AFFORDABLE FEE FOR SUCH STRONG CREDENTIALS -- If you've
already been searching for an editor, you've seen rates that vary all
over the spectrum. My fee is among the lowest of book editors having
comparably strong credentials.
(2)
TIMELY RESPONSE; I DON'T KEEP YOU GUESSING -- There's none
of that maddening waiting for the results when I'm your book editor.
I'll send interim e-mail progress reports, starting immediately, so
you'll receive feedback within a day or two of the start of your edit.
And turn-around time is typically within a couple of weeks.
(3)
VASTLY IMPROVED MANUSCRIPT TO IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES OF MAKING
A SALE -- By incorporating my suggestions in a thorough rewrite,
your manuscript will improve dramatically and will compare far more
favorably with professionally published works. You'll make a much stronger
impression on publishers, and your chances of acceptance will increase.
(4)
CONCENTRATED EDUCATION, LIKE HAVING YOUR OWN PRIVATE TUTOR
-- You'll gain more knowledge of important characteristics of a marketable
manuscript than from any course or seminar anywhere. How? Because
the focus here is on you and your manuscript. In the
classroom, you're one of many students. While I'm editing your manuscript,
you're my only client. My focus is entirely on you,
your strengths and your weaknesses. I've been told by many clients that
more knowledge was gained from one of my edits than from years
of study.
(5)
IMPROVED CREDIBILITY TO MAKE PUBLISHERS AND LITERARY AGENTS TAKE NOTICE
-- When you inform a publisher or literary agent that your manuscript
has been professionally edited, they'll view you from a more positive
perspective. The fact that you were willing to pay for an edit of your
manuscript indicates that you're more serious about your work than most
other writers, and that can only work in your favor.
(6)
PEACE OF MIND IN KNOWING YOU'VE MADE THE RIGHT CHOICE
-- My credentials are easy to verify. There's no guesswork involved
in determining my qualifications. Stephen King mentions me by
name in his non-fiction book On Writing: A Memoir of the
Craft. Also, a quick search of www.amazon.com
and a review of this web site will assure you that I've worked
with major New York publishers and with major authors, and
that my edited books have been published around the world.
(7)
COURTEOUS BUT HONEST RESPONSE -- Some book editors
love the "power trip" of being excessively critical of a manuscript,
essentially ripping it to shreds. My job as your book editor is to be
honest but not brutal. I want you to succeed as a result of my edit.
I want you to be published so that you'll send me a copy of your book
when it's out. It will hold a special place in my library of other published
clients.
