- Original writing, rewriting, ghostwriting
- Manuscript analysis and development
- Manuscript restructuring and line-editing
- Interviews, transcripts, document production
- Fiction, nonfiction, technical
- Books, magazines, websites, blogs
BACKGROUND
- Professional editor and writer for 30 years
- Experienced in books, glossy magazines, newsletters, standard websites, and blogs
- Can compile, organize, and craft finished pieces from draft manuscripts, raw data and notes, phone and e-mail interviews, and Internet research
- Editorial background in fiction, history and foreign relations, marine and medical fields. Can work with technical material from a wide variety of industries
WRITING STYLES
Two blogs illustrate a range of writing styles:
- NewEnergyWatch.com (alternative energy, conservation, technical topics, geopolitics)
- Burgoo.net (poetry, creative writing)
Scroll down to the bottom of the page for links to a representative range of published articles.
FORMATS
Send material in any common electronic format created on either a Windows or Mac computer. Can work in Microsoft Word, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe InDesign, and other programs. Will also edit paper manuscripts using standard proofreaders' marks and notations, and can convert these to an electronic format after acceptance of editing. If project is Web-based, can write, format and edit in HTML or work in any content-management system (CMS).
FEES
Fees vary with the dimensions of a project. Hourly and per-word fees are charged according to editorial and consulting rates that are standard within a given industry. Work is done according to mutually agreed-upon schedules; work will not be accepted if a deadline cannot be met.
GETTING STARTED
Send an email to start a discussion about what you need done.
SAMPLE ARTICLES:
BOATS AND THE SEA
Fluid Dynamics (Sailing World feature)
Ship to Shore (Practical Sailor editorial)
Walking the Beat (Practical Sailor editorial)
HISTORY
The Clipper Era (Sailing World feature)
Magellan (Zooba / Book-of-the-Month)
The Known and Unknown Wind (Parabola)
