Book Doctor ~ Editor
Anita D. McClellan
From concept into print since 1988

• Editing article- and book-length manuscripts, adult and juvenile, nonfiction and fiction, for commercial, scholarly, or self-publication: "big picture" editing and evaluation
• Writing coach
• Contract vetting--before you sign your rights away
• Author-platform development

• editing, writing: book proposals, synopses, queries

"Editors of the old school still enjoy working with writers to improve their work, but many do this only for writers whose books they've published before, not for new writers. Most editors either do not have time or do not know how to edit! As for agents, they simply don't have the time to edit manuscripts,…Anyway, agents are supposed to sell manuscripts, not edit them." --Olga Litowinsky, former executive editor of children's books at Simon & Schuster

Work with us using electronic or hard copy, via email or telephone. Pay in US funds on a US bank by check, money order, credit card, bank wire. All projects are held in strict confidentiality.

Copywriting: Reading Group Guides, book cover copy, web copy, ad copy, email, brochures, newsletters, articles, case studies, white papers, press releases, direct response, catalog copy--whatever sells services and products B2B and B2C

• TryMeOut $65 coaching (30 minutes) or critique (of opening 2500 words) •"very helpful" •"laser-like insight!"
• Partial or full Read and Evaluation of the text--less than 50,000 words reading @ $1.75 per 250 words and 50,000+ words reading @ $3.50 per 250 words--plus reporting time @ $85/hour (you set your budget).
• Brainstorm a synopsis, book proposal, agent/editor pitch, or query letter for any category of commercial or trade writing
• Create a hook to sell an idea to magazines, agents, book publishers
• Build a noncelebrity author platform
• Analyze your target market and/or your competition
• Develop contract-negotiating strategies clause by clause
• Put this expert in your corner: coaching once, weekly, monthly

Anita McClellan's telephone consulting rate is $95 per hour. TryMeOut sessions are $65 each.

Pay securely and fast: http://www.PayPal.com (use Send Money tab to: adm [at] anitamcclellan [dot] com). Next click above to email your coaching topic or opening 2500 words in the body of an email (subject line: TryMeOut; no attachments!) or to schedule by email the initial time block for Monday-Friday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., U.S. Eastern Time.

Copyright © 2005-2008 Anita D. McClellan Associates, 464 Common St., Suite 142, Belmont, MA 02478 USA; www.anitamcclellan.com; adm at anitamcclellan dot com; (888) 270-6950 by appointment (email, don't phone). All rights reserved. Literary consultancy only.