"Hi, Denise, thought I'd drop you a line and let you know that I received my manuscripts in the mail today and I am VERY happy with your edits. (Finally, an editor who seems to understand what I'm trying to do with this story!) You've made some very good points in your edits and comments; most I readily agree with, some I do want to discuss with you further. But more important, I see a green light now to get started on a revision and that's a great feeling."
— Robin Theiss
"[Your St. Louis Writers Workshop editor] is the best of several editors whose work I know. She is versatile, capable of handling everything from short stories to complex manuscripts; responsive to each author's main objectives as well as the subtleties of the text; disciplined in organizing her time and meeting deadlines; technically skillful in working through light or heavy editing assignments; totally professional."
— Warren Bryan Martin, Scholar in Residence (retired), Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching |
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For more information on any of the services below, please contact us at
info@stlouiswritersworkshop.com or 314-692-2629.
- MANUSCRIPT EDITING: Our staff of experienced, professional writers/editors can assess your manuscript, give you honest feedback, and help with structure, organization and overall writing and revising. An editor can also suggest publishing opportunities for completed manuscripts of short and long fiction, as well as for creative non-fiction, poetry, and business writing. We'll work with you to establish a goal and budget. We will work on a one-time project, or develop an ongoing-editor/writer relationship.
- MANUSCRIPT PROOFREADING: Editors are impressed by error-free
manuscripts. As a final step before sending out your
work, our staff can proofread your nearly finished
book or screenplay, correcting any typos or slip-ups
in proper punctuation, spelling, grammar, format, and
use of idioms. We will also correct galley proofs.
- MANUSCRIPT SUBMISSION PACKAGE REVIEW: Many submissions never get
past a form rejection letter. We can offer feedback
and specific suggestions for your query letter,
synopsis, and opening hook, or work with you to create
a complete submission package to send to an agent or
publisher.
- MANUSCRIPT SERVICES FOR BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONALS: Turn your knowledge and ideas into a polished book
that can help promote your business or professional
service. Our staff of skilled authors, journalists,
and business writers will work with you to develop,
research, organize, write, assess, and/or edit your
book--whether you have a working manuscript or just an
idea.
We can assist with self-help books, corporate
histories, professional memoirs, textbooks, manuals,
and more.
- PRIVATE ONE-ON-ONE BOOK EDITING WITH INSTRUCTOR/EDITOR RICK SKWIOT: (Click here for teacher biography)
TUITION COST: $1,250, which entitles the student to 25
hours of one-on-one instruction over a 12-month
period. LOCATION AND SCHEDULING TO BE ARRANGED BY
MUTUAL CONSENT.
- ON-SITE PUBLICITY/BUSINESS WRITING WORKSHOPS: Experienced public relations and business writing
professionals will provide writing workshops for your
staff for one-time or ongoing, on-site sessions. We
can also evaluate your existing publicity materials as
part of the workshop package, including giving
feedback and suggestions on your brochures,
newsletters, press releases and correspondence.
- COLLEGE APPLICATION ASSISTANCE: College application essays — the bane of every high school senior! We work with high school juniors and seniors to help them craft polished, personalized essays to accompany their college applications, working one-on-one with students to assist with the essay process and/or help develop writing and language arts skills for the ACT/SAT verbal sections. Our teachers have first-hand experience as writing tutors who specialize in working with teens.
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