Current speaking topics:

• Poetry Readings: Behind the Words
• Taking the Fear Out of Deconstructing Our Beliefs
• Writing a New Ending: How to Start Over When Life Hurts
• Writing Your Faith Journey
• How to Move Past Writer’s Block
• How to Successfully Launch a Book
• Being an Advocate and Ally for Your Teen 
• Ending Domestic Violence: It Can Happen
• Domestic Violence: Understanding Why Leaving is Hard
• Finding Out What You Really Believe

Proofreading

Must submit ten pages of manuscript for review (at no charge) before job is accepted. $2 per page for proofreading. Minimum: $30 per project.

• Typographical Errors
• Grammatical Mistakes
• Run-On Sentences
• Punctuation & Quotation Marks
• Subject-Verb Disagreements
• Sentence Fragments and Lengths
• Spelling
• Apostrophes
• Comma Usage and Splices
• Capitalization
• Tenses
• Structure and Theme
• Organization
• Audience Appropriateness

 Does not include verifying accuracy of data including historical names/dates or scientific information included. 

Manuscript Consultant

Need to polish your writing? Want feedback on your first draft? 

I offer authors detailed comments on their literary work in the following genres: poetry, fiction, nonfiction, memoir, or biography. I provide a close reading of the manuscript and offer comments on the strengths and weaknesses of the manuscript. I provide suggestions on how to make the manuscript successful in today’s publishing environment. I will note some spelling/grammatical errors found, but the consultation does not guarantee proofreading. 

Options: $35 for the first 15 pages of the manuscript; $2 per page for each additional page sent. 

Ghostwriting

Please contact me for details related to ghostwriting projects.  Pricing varies per project.