From now through August, Swenson Book Development LLC offers a special package for editorial feedback on the first ten pages of your manuscript. I want to read what you’ve been writing. One of the most frequent requests I get from writers is a simple answer to the general question: is this any good? In order to answer any questions about a manuscript, you need to read it. Writers can ask their friends, family, and fellow writers to read their work and gain valuable feedback from doing so. But I know why they ask me. I’m a professional. Typically I do not offer such quick assessments as I spend considerable time screening clients who come largely by word-of-mouth referrals. Ten pages however, is a common request for writers seeking literary representation or applying for juried residencies, workshops, and fellowships. Because I believe these valuable opportunities are part of developing a writer’s career, I am willing to help new and emerging writers with editorial feedback on the first ten pages of their manuscript for a flat rate of $100 during August 2018. Getting editorial feedback on ten pages can provide you with advice to apply to the remainder of your manuscript pages. Consider it a future cost-savings on editing. Self-editing is a skill that can be honed by working with an editor and learning to improve your own copy. Many writers think an editor isn’t helpful until you have a full manuscript. This isn’t true except for saving money on proofreaders and…
During this month of December, I offer a one-time special to writers who seek professional editorial feedback on their work-in-progress. Send me 10 pages of your writing and I’ll do a developmental edit and provide you with a tracked version of your Word document with a one-hour consultation by phone or Skype for the special rate of $150. Why 10 pages? I can diagnose common… [Read More]
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The shortest days of the year are here. In my family’s Scandinavian tradition, TODAY, December 13 is Santa Lucia Day. According to legend, she brought food and aid to Christians hiding in the catacombs in the third century. In the annual holiday festivals, Lucia is represented by a blonde girl in a white dress with a red sash who wears a crown of candles on her… [Read More]
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During these cold winter months I love to curl up with a book and escape to other worlds between the pages. I bet you do, too. Finding more time to enjoy reading for pleasure is the best gift you can give yourself this year. When I think about the books I’ve read during the last year there are some which stayed with me a long… [Read More]
As the year begins to come to a close, the Thanksgiving holiday reminds me of how much light there is in my life. I live in a community that reads, celebrates books, and supports literary artists and libraries. Books are something I feel passionately about and I’m grateful to have made them my calling, my livelihood, in this chapter of my life. For her skills… [Read More]
When your writing is published, expect to go public. Positive engagement with your audience is critical to the success of your book. Readers want to connect with authors. And writers like to hear feedback from their readers. During the last decade publishers have come to expect authors to create and manage their online personas on various social media platforms to promote and market their books…. [Read More]