How to get started
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Figuring out how to get started on and then sustain and maintain a writing project is no small task. And then figuring out what you need in order to be successful with the project? That is also no small task.
Getting started and getting clarity on needs is the kind of task that can halt our writing before it starts. Which is no small blow to our confidence. That is the worst experience.
I am happy to talk over video chat or phone to explore the question of what you need and whether or not I can be helpful. Contact me and we can easily find time.
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But if you know what you want and need, or are reasonably confident, and are curious about cost and terms of collaboration, here is a list of services and ways for us to work together. (NOTE: I am income-sensitive, so do not hesitate to reach out if you have cost concerns and want to work out pricing that accommodates your budget. Believe me, I’ve been there!)
| what do you need? | what do we do? | what is the cost? |
| Conception and Planning | Envision and plan your project together. One hour per week conversation, you share written work in response and for further conversation. DETAILS | $300 per month or $700 for three months. |
| Check-in and Goal Setting | Establish concrete word count goals and keep to this goal with daily check-in via text, email, or quick phone/video chat at the close of writing days. Includes four 30 min video chats. DETAILS | $300 per month or $700 for three months. |
| Manuscript Editing | Work through rough drafts of book, chapter, or essay together in order for you to proceed with clarity, vision, and best intellectual integrity. DETAILS | $350 for first conversation and draft read; $200 for each conversation and read thereafter. |
| Securing a Book Contract | Extensive discussion of press, series, pitch to editors, assistance with correspondence, and creation of a proposal for submission. Four strategy conversations included. DETAILS | $400 for full process; $200 for discussion and finalizing of proposal only. |
| From Dissertation to Book | Just what it sounds like: review of your dissertation and extensive conversation of how a book will be different, then plan to make that transition. DETAILS | $500 for reading, two one-hour strategy and content conversations and two 30 min conversations. |
| Finalizing the Book | Review of manuscript before, during, and after referee reports arrive in order to ensure best manuscript is ready for final submission. DETAILS | $400 for reading and strategy session (two one-hour conversations); $200 for revision reading and hour conversation. |
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