Putting the Right Words in the Write Places
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Yvonne is the self-published author of several books. More Than Meets the Eye is a must-read for anyone grieving the loss of a loved one. |
Writing and Editing RatesWriting for books, articles, ad copy, media releases, PR kits, résumés, Web text, biographical sketches, and newsletters; editing, proofreading, book review, and book evaluation services offered individually and as packages. Our writing packages are a great deal for anyone—especially authors—needing online publicity. We offer book videos, author interviews, blog tours, and article marketing for authors who want to promote their book. Be sure to check our publicity packages for author and book promotion. Rates for most writing and editing projects are listed here.
One of our editors will read your book or manuscript (up to 70,000 words) and give a written assessment of its commercial potential. A kind but honest opinion of the author's strengths and weaknesses will be given along with tips for improving the overall quality of writing. The evaluation includes an assessment of the manuscript's publishing condition and what it would take to get it ready to submit to an agent or publisher. Click the button below to purchase a book evaluation once you contact us. If you prefer to pay by check, please let us know and we will give you a mailing address.
Book Review $50 Résumé and Cover Letter $175 Our expert will create dynamic, organized, and easy-to-read text for your résumé or curriculum vitae (C.V.). We will highlight your best skills, applicable work experience, and personality traits, and target your résumé to attract the type of work you desire to obtain. This price includes up to two pages of text plus a cover letter. Ask for Sarah when you contact us.
Biographical Sketches An interesting, professional character sketch that highlights your career path, personal strengths, and demographic history. A business biography outlines the services/products your business offers, gives company history, interesting facts and other pertinent information. See samples of our bios. Our prices in the chart below are calculated on 25 cents per word (100-word minimum).
Transcribing Audio or Hard Copy
Up to five content-rich articles (up to 2,000 words total) written by a member of our team. Articles will be specific to your target reader, business, or industry. Layout provided by our graphic designer to promote your branding image is charged separately. Your file will be ready for printing or electronic distribution. See a PDF copy of our newsletter as an example. Proofreader will mark all technical errors and return manuscript to the author as a digital document. Cost for proofreading is $2 per 250-word page (the average word count per page in a 6"x9" paperback book). The author is responsible for completing the suggested changes. The average paperback book has approximately 275 pages or 70,000 words.
Our editor will analyze your book manuscript and mark all technical errors, and then return two electronic copies of the manuscript to the author. One will be a red-line copy tracking the changes we make; the other will be a clean copy to show you how the text will look with all our suggestions accepted. Light to medium copyediting is $4 per 250-word page (the average word count per page in a 6"x9" paperback book). The average paperback book has approximately 275 pages. Our editor will complete the suggested changes to include:
Ghostwriting for Book
All our rates are based on $50 per hour; however, we try to accommodate every budget possible. We accept major credit cards via PayPal.com. Final draft of a document is released only after payment is received. Rates for Publicity PackagesDo you want to get more mileage out of an article or media release? Our writing packages are a great deal for anyone needing online publicity. We offer book reviews, book videos, author interviews, blog tours, media releases, and article marketing for authors who want to promote their book.1. Podcast Interview $50 We write a book review for you and post it on Amazon.com as detailed in package #2 above. Our podcast host will interview you as a guest author on Writers in the Sky Podcast as outlined in package #9 above. You get both items (#2 and #9) for $75. These two items are $50 each if purchased separately. Click the button below to purchase this book review/author interview package once you contact us and confirm an interview date. If you prefer to pay by check, please let us know. We will give you a mailing address in order to send us a copy of your book. One
of our writers will create a media release about you, your book, product or business. We will submit the release to five online media outlets.
You will receive the file as a Word document ready to send to your local newspaper.Media Releases we have written and posted online: PR.com PRNuke.com epressreleases.org Free News Services.com FreePressRelease.com Pressbox.com pressexposure.com Pressmethod.com Please use the Pay Now button below to use a credit card once you have discussed your media release project with us. You may contact us now.
One of our team members will write a 300-word article specific to your industry or interest that you may use on your Web site or blog. We will submit the article to five online article directories (see our list below). You will receive the article as a Word document to use however you choose. Listen to an audio about article marketing and how it works.
Articles we have written and posted online: Please use the Pay Now button below once you have discussed your article marketing project with us. You may contact us now. Get publicity items #10-12 at a discounted price: Click the button below to purchase this author publicity package once you contact us and confirm an interview date. If you prefer to pay by check, please let us know. You will be given a mailing address in order to send your book to us.
A one-pager is an important part of any media kit. It contains a very concise description of the author, the book, tips or story angles, photo of the author, photo of the cover of the book, and your contact information. This "quick glance" reference sheet is used by the media to determine whether or not a journalist or radio show wants to ask you for an interview. We format it for a great first impression. This is a "full deal" media kit that we will create for you in an electronic form. This kit may be sent to online media or printed for print media or along with your cover letter to request other book review services. Here is what we will do:
Just like movies have a trailer, so can books. Many people are posting these on the Internet for others to view. Our own Taryn Simpson will create a video trailer for your book and publish it on Youtube.com. You may also insert your book video trailer on your blog or Web site. Contact Taryn now. ***************************************************************************************************************** 9. Virtual Blog Tour If you are an author in need of an online book promotion, we highly recommend a virtual book tour. This type of Internet publicity uses a blog format to reach readers and increase book sales online. A proven method for increasing your Internet presence. Nikki Leigh has a proven track record in helping authors see their online book sales and Amazon.com rankings soar. She offers a wide variety of tour options to better fit your budget and your book promotion needs. See www.virtualblogtour.blogspot.com for full details.
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