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Information Resources Specialist

Since 1982, San Francisco-based Larry Burg has been providing information research for businesses, consultants and professional services on a wide variety of academic and business subjects.  Typical projects include company profiles, industry/market trends and overviews, product and service information, country and trade information, and article/book searches in the social sciences and humanities. Information is gathered from subscriber online databases, Internet sources, libraries and personal contacts. All types of budgets can be accommodated.  Contact Lary Burg now.

Accuracy. Authentic Details.  Correct Terminology.  Let our experts help you refine a plot, research, consult and (or) edit your manuscript.  Nonfiction consultation also available, though we will not draft legal documents.  Founder/principal is former law partner and former law school legal research and writing professor and current editor of respected state legal quarterly. Associate includes police detective with homicide/forensic expertise.

Hourly rates and set plans.  Review the writing sample of founder/principal, Claire Matturro.  Contact us with your needs at Legal Writers Consultation.

Services:  Published author and veteran editor available for writing, manuscript development, or editorial work. Writes objectively or passionately but always with style and polish.  Edits at whatever level achieves the clearest, most effective representation of an author's thinking.

Special strengths:  in-depth interviewing; creative collaboration with authors, researchers, designers, and clients; deep editing; rewriting or ghostwriting; manuscript evaluation. Subject areas: education and learning, cognitive psychology, sociology, health care, social/political issues, fiction, others.

Edited works:   fiction and nonfiction for private clients and for museums, research institutions, book publishers, and public relations and marketing firms.

Published works:  reports, popular journalism, a nonfiction book, and a monograph. Other experience: grant writing and editing, textbook publishing, communications management, video management, conference organization, and publication development.

Availability:       Half time or more - $30-$60/hour, $3-$10/page
Style Manuals:  Chicago, APA 
Software :           MSWord, WordPerfect; also SGML or Penta coding online.
For more information and/or to discuss projects, contact Kate Maloy.

I am Lee Hassig, a writer and editor with more than two decades' experience at Time-Life Books, producers of the book series The Old West, World War II, Mysteries of the Unknown, and Home Repair and Improvement, among others. I left Time Life not long before its demise in 2001 and now freelance through a company I founded called Cybrations.

Time-Life's multi-volume book series have lost their appeal. However, the company's greatest strengths—lucid explanations of complex matters to general readers, as well as some of the most approachable history writing ever published—remain timeless. With long experience as a content and developmental editor in these realms, I can help you reach your audience with lively and persuasive prose.

I've posted, on the Cybrations website, some clips of writing and editing I've done for several Time-Life titles. Please have a look, then drop me a note by email so we can begin to get acquainted over your project. I'm happy to assist you at any stage of the work, from planning at the beginning to polishing at the end.

John Reed and Jodi Henry offer a professional editing and critique service at Writers Welcome. Our services include line editing, comprehensive editing, analysis and critique.

John and Jodi are published writers with more than 20 years experience working with clients, editors and publishers as well as students and workshop attendees. Our business is helping you put a professional polish on your work—and getting it published.  We will look at novels and short stories, essays, memoirs, articles, newsletters, proposals and reports and press releases. Your initial consultation is free.

We also offer a unique mentorship program, a comprehensive, personalized program designed especially for beginning writers. Our rates are reasonable, and all writers are welcome.

Editing services from $2.00 per page
Critique and analysis $35.00 per hour.  Visit our website or email us.

I am a script doctor who will assist you in shaping and perfecting your screenplay for television or as a feature film.  My background includes working as Director of Development for a small, successful film company in New York, Fred Berner Films, for many years.  In this capacity I worked with screenwriters to properly develop their material and ready it for film production.  Films worked on include "THE BALLAD OF LITTLE JO," released by Fine Line Features, and "VANYA ON 42ND STREET," for the late French director, Louis Malle.  "VANYA ON 42ND STREET" was released by Sony Pictures Classics.   A feature film screenplay of my own, an adaptation of a best-selling novel, is set to be produced in 2001.  I have extensive contacts within the film industry.

I also work with novelists, properly shaping and editing their material.

Screenplays : $120 for a first read and comprehensive analysis (printed report)
                            $80 for each subsequent read and comprehensive analysis (printed report)
                            of the same screenplay.
Novels :            $25/hour.

References available upon request.  Please contact me at (212) 717-9420 or via  email.

Lisa Addison has been a journalist for more than 20 years. She has worked as a reporter for the Los Angeles Times, San Antonio Express-News, Houston Chronicle, UPI, and others. She's been a freelancer since 1996. The author writes for local, regional and national newspapers, magazines, websites, and television programs. Writing interests include: Features, travel, profiles, women's interests, family, food, human interest stories, business, and more. Addison also writes books and business guides and is always interested in taking on new assignments. She also has a syndicated features column that is available to newspapers, magazines, and selected websites on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis.

She has won many awards for her work, including a first place in 1999 in the highly competitive "Profiles" category by the Orange County (CA) Press Club for a lengthy profile that appeared in the Los Angeles Times. Her latest e-book, "377 Unbelievable Classified & Personal Ads" was just profiled in the Los Angeles Times by popular Metro columnist Steve Harvey! (March 6, 2001). The e-book is available at booklocker.com, under the humor category. She is looking for a publisher and/or agent for that book, as well as for other book projects.

Services: Addison also provides a full range of public relations services, including press releases, annual reports, company profiles, etc. No assignment too large - or too small. Very reasonable rates. Please e-mail Lisa Addison to discuss your editorial needs, or visit her at: writerlisa.com

Author and book developer Joan Ames is a content editor with experience in autobiography, philosophy, public health, environmental issues, the arts, sales documents, speeches, newsletters, and fundraising materials. Her specialty is in taking awkward or professionally dense language and rendering it meaningful to the general public.  She works to produce material that is compelling and easy to read. She follows the famous Strunk and White approach to writing: "Omit needless words!" 

Ms. Ames has one published book entitled, Mastery: Interviews With Thirty Remarkable People. (1997) Rudra Press, Oregon. Books she has edited include:

A Healer's Journey, by Sree Chakravarti,  The Fundamentals of Kashmir Shaivism, by B.N.Pandit, Significance Of The Tantric Tradition , by Kamalakar Mishra The Open Moment, by Swami Chetanananda

As writer and editor, Ms. Ames has worked for nonprofit and academic institutions such as: The Environmental Defense Fund, Hospice of  Bloomington (Indiana), the Harvard School Of Public Health, and the Harvard  AIDS Institute.   Email Joan Ames .

I am a professional freelance editor with over 12 years of experience in the  publishing industry, including 10 years at the Gale Group (a national reference book publisher) and two-and-a-half years with American Collegiate Marketing (a magazine subscription agent that markets to college students and faculty). During these years, I have written, edited, desktopped, and designed graphics and specs for everything from 600-page directories to newsletters, advertising fliers, and Web sites.  Learn more about my qualifications by visiting my Publishing Services or contact me by email , phone or fax.   P (517) 244-9735    F (517) 244-9736.

I'm a content editor who rewrites, copyedits, proofs, and critiques, but my specialty is writing or editing book proposals.  I worked with an outstanding literary agent who taught me the ropes.  Please check out my web site at The Write Help .  Or email me. Thanks!  Dianne Lorang

Published Freelance Writer Available.  If you are in need of professionalism, perfectionism, and the highest quality writing services, I will provide you with the finest in freelancing.  I provide ghostwriting, proofreading, and editing services.  My critiques and rewrites will help you polish your prose.

My specialty is children's literature and I have sold three manuscripts to date.  I am experienced in everything from interviewing/ghostwriting articles for trade publications to proofing/editing medical books.  I am also a contributing editor for a popular online site.

I am an avid reader and my advanced education includes writing courses and an intensive two-year writing course through the Institute of Children's Literature.  Previous employment includes various administrative assistant positions in which I wrote, edited and proofread written material.  I was also the owner/founder of a secretarial service that provided resume and report writing services, word processing, editing, and polishing of manuscripts.  I most enjoy my current work: creating children's literature and providing freelance writing services for others.

Please contact me for more information:  Shellie Hurrle  P (503) 646-9958   F (503) 646-6498

William Britton of Edit-Text Services supplies superior writing and editing services to authors, publishers, and corporate clients. Specifics include the ability to:

• Create unified, descriptive text from collections of client documents.
• Create abstracts or summaries of client material.
• Copyedit a wide range of subject matter, including technology, science, medicine, and the humanities .
• Write user manual documentation.
• Work with SGML templates.

Education: M.A. in English, Queens College and B.A. in Comparative Literature, State University of New York.  Email William Britton or check out Edit-Text Writing Services

I offer authors and publishers copyediting, proofreading, mentoring and manuscript evaluation of both short- and novel-length fiction.  My specialty areas are science fiction/fantasy and historical fiction, although I've worked on Western, New Age and romance manuscripts.  I really enjoy working with writers to improve both their manuscripts and their skills, and I'm interactive, affordable, and professional.

I'm a voting member of the Editor's Association of Canada (500+ editorial hours per year) and a published writer with over ten years' experience in American, Canadian and Internet markets.  I work in-house at a progressive commercial printer as their proofreader, and freelance as an "author's editor."

You can read my listing in the Online Directory of the Editor's Association of Canada, email me, Marg Gilks, at Scripta Word Services ,  or P (519) 442-5693,  F ((519) 442-6978

TextStyle Services

If you're an author or publisher, let me be your ally. I can bring you top-notch copyediting and proofreading skills, using the Chicago Manual of Style, as well as years of experience, as my guides. I have a discerning eye for grammatical blunders, hackneyed expressions, and random typos, and can catch what others miss. My years working for the former dean of Harvard's JFK School of Government taught me clarity, accuracy, and speed. On top of that, I bring an ability to listen to and respect each individual client's needs. I would very much like the opportunity to work with you.

Copyediting:  $25-30/hr    Proofreading:  $20-25/hr, or $2-4 per page

946 River Road Buxton, ME  04093   p/f: 207-929-4142   email:  Harold Johnson

"Words are my business"

I am a freelance editor with over 16 years of experience in publishing.  I have edited over 40 books, ranging from how to achieve ISO 9000 accreditation to the autobiography of a hands-on charismatic healer.  My goal is to work with authors to produce "words that work" — language that communicates, instructs, and clarifies. I am undaunted by detail, have a fine eye for the errant comma, and meet deadlines as a matter of course. For a project bid or more information, contact:  Aurelian Navarro

Technologically savvy freelance copyeditor and proofreader with extensive background in education, non-profits, politics, and government; perfectionist who meets deadlines without sacrificing obsessive attention to detail; past employers and current/past clients include a highly intelligent and prominent mayor, a now-Auditor General of the State of Illinois, a very successful psychologist, a national gaming company, a leading fitness company, a model charter school, and two political action committees; preferred style guides:  Chicago 14, Gregg 8.

Garland E. Walton 973 Cove Road Stamford, CT  06902
Email:  Hermes Copyediting & Proofreading   P 203.359.6569   F 603.297.0241

I have excellent copyediting, proofreading, and page layout/design checking skills.  If you want a thorough job, I am the person to call.  I have seven years combined experience as a book production manager for F&W Publications, Inc. in Cincinnati Ohio and Productivity, Inc. in Portland, Oregon.  I have two years of freelancing experience.  References supplied upon request. Contact me, Mary Junewick, at:  (503) 666-5725  Or e-mail WriteContent to request my services.

Karen has a BA in Linguistics and graduated Summa Cum Laude with Honors, from the University of Arizona, May 1999.  Karen would like the opportunity to work with writers to assist them in discovering their natural talent, and provide them with copyediting expertise.  In her current position, Karen helps learning disabled students research, organize, and write papers for their classes. Karen has also worked with an independent writer on five documents, two of which have been published, and another 27-page document that is being considered for publication by a national organization.  Email:  Karen Price

Looking for freelance editing opportunities.

I've been in publishing for more than 20 years and am currently employed as Managing Editor of Macmillan USA in Indianapolis.  I've  edited for newspapers, magazines and book publishers.

Availability :    10-20 hours per week to start
Style Guides:   Chicago Manual and Associated Press - Contact:  Tom Hayes

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