Money Making Offer...

THis is for any writers that belong to Writers Groups etc. and would like to earn some cash. As some of you know I am an Editor for manuscripts that need work. This is an offer to anyone who wants the opportunity for some extra money. I will send you a packet of my business cards, you write your name on the back and hand them out to anyone you think may need an Editor. If they hire me to edit their work, I will pay you a fee of 20% of the total job. If their book is a short story with 277 pages that would be $54.00 to you. Most manuscripts are larger. I have very good references, so if interested send me your name and address and I will send you the cards. This offer does not expire so if they use the card a year from now you still get paid. Thanks. escspeddlers2@msn.com

Chatty
You are always so generous. You rock!

Yep, she sure is. This is a great offer Chatty. And very marketing savvy of you, too! You DO rock!

JJ

Chatty, this is a great idea. Marketing is everything. Have you thought of hanging advertisements on college bulletin boards? Or even at drugstores, grocery stores and especially at book stores.
Go girl!

They 'hang' as we speak Hannelore!! I try to leave no stone unturned. Okay ladies who wants some of my business cards, oh and even if you just recommend my services, word of mouth, tell someone to check out my website, you still get the money. I always ask a client how they heard about me.
Next week I start a mentoring asssignment of three High School students in a writing class, the teacher needed help she says she has so many good writing students, so I jumped in and convinced several writer friends to join in as well. Should be fun....

Have you tried putting an ad on craigslist.com?

Here's one in the bay area I found doing a search for "editing"

http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/crs/223134063.html

I just finished judging a young peoples writing contest for the EPIC New Voices Writing Competition out of Australia. I judged middle school kids and if the talent they showed in their entries is any example of whats to come, we have some wonderful young writers about to one day emerge. How exciting. Very little editing was needed too, these kids are awesome.

Good marketing idea Chatty. I recently read a book that seriously needed an editor. The Craig's list editor must have gotten a lot of responses because his page has been cancelled!

I went to that Craigs page and found it so darn confusing I didn't post anything, didn't know where etc. God is keeping me busy, he does not want me to have to go back onto the phones to work. I am blessed with lots of work, and word of mouth recognition. I'm now being asked to write the jackets for the books I've edited and the Author bios. It doesn't get much better than this; doing what I love, been trained to do and am really good at. I think my advertising training is helpful in marketing myself now....Oh and don't forget ladies, send me a referral and earn 20% of the cost of the total job....HUGS

Chatty, I would recommend you without getting a finder's fee. I believe in you and in your work. I know you are talented as an editor, and I have no reservations about telling others. You don't need to pay me to recommend you. Just wait until the next draft of my book about cancer is ready, and I'll be calling on you for edits.

Chatty shuffles foot and says, "Aw, shucks."
No kidding when I read this Lynnie I could feel my face get hot, thank you so much for your kind words.

The truth resonates with a blush on your cheek. You're welcome!

Chat, do you ever receive an ms that is beyond saving? How do you handle it beside a complete rewrite?

I am the Evaluation Editor for Mystic Publishers and unfortunately, they do receive those kinds of manuscripts.... I review them and then write them a letter explaining the problems I see, and hope they understand that Mystic is not a vanity publisher that will put anything, good or bad out there. I am always as kind and gentle as possible because this may be something awful but it is someones dream, so I treat it accordingly. If it is salvageable I advise them at length on how to do that and help as much as I possibly can. I do far more than your ordinary Editor does but thats just me, thats what I want to do, line by line, word by word, sylable by sylable, and I love it.....

Chatty's going to get my breast cancer manuscript as soon as I do the second draft. First draft is down. I am hoping this winter I can work, work, work. I just know that Chatty is extremly meticulous and conscientious!

I think it's wonderful how we can help each other on this site with our talents/services.