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POETRY COACH & EDITOR: Mary "Ernie" O'Dell


In 1984, O'Dell co-founded Green River Writers, a non-profit in Louisville, Kentucky. Her many awards include 1st place in Writer's Digest's poetry competition. Her poems have appeared in Glimmer Train and 100 other literary journals. Edwin Mellen Press published two of her poetry collections: Poems for the Man Who Weights Light (1999) and Living in the Body (2002). The Dangerous Man (2003) was published by Fishing Line Press.
At present, she mentors a group of poets weekly in Crestwood, Kentucky.
Individual tutoring sessions: $10/hour. || Manuscript edits (e-mail/ USPS): $1.00/page.
Questions? Call (502)245-4902 or Email Ernie
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PROSE COACH & EDITOR: Janice Wiley-Dorn

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PHONE CONSULTS
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$10 per call + $1 every 5 minutes after first 30.

Consults usually run 30-60 minutes. Please email to set-up a time slot.

Available within mainland United States.
*Writers living in Alaska, Hawaii, or other countries, please email to set-up real-time chats.*

Email Janice

* Discuss, Organize & Shape Fiction & Nonfiction Projects *
* Plan Career - Achieve Goals *
* Cure Rejection Depression *

* Banish Writer's Block *

 
PHONE CONSULTS

 
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* CONTENT EDIT | CRITIQUE | LIGHT PROOFREAD *

- No projects that require heavy editing for grammar
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BOOKS: Novels & Memoirs: Flat rate of $25 + $1.50 per page.
One-third of total price due in advance.

SHORTS: Essays & Short Stories: Flat rate of $10 + $1.50 per page.
Total price due in advance.

PROMPTS: Flat rate of $10 + $1.50 per page.
Guided writing to banish writer's block or reanimate a stalled project.
Total price due in advance.

BOOKS: EDIT--CRIT--PROOF

SHORTS: EDIT--CRIT--PROOF

PROMPTS: EDIT--CRIT--PROOF

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* FINISH IT SOLO - SPECIALS *

Most manuscript problems repeat throughout the entire work.
Use input received to revise the remaining chapters solo.


#1 - BOOK SPECIAL:
(Double-spaced pages, Courier New or Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, 1" margins all around)
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First 25 pages - Once
* Middle 25 pages - Once
* Last 25 pages - Once
Flat rate of $15 + $1.50 per page.
One-half of total price due in advance.

#2 - BOOK SPECIAL:
(Double-spaced pages, Courier New or Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, 1" margins all around)
* All 75 pages - Twice
When receive comments & summary, revise the pages & send in the new version for a final edit-crit-proof.

Flat rate of $15 + $1.50 per page (1st edit) + .75 per page (2nd edit)
One-half of total price due in advance.

#3 - BOOK SUBMISSION PACKET:
* Synopsis (one single-spaced page, 300 words max.) - Once
* Elevator pitch (mini-synopsis in one concise sentence, 25 words or less.) - Once
* Query letter to agents or publishers
(one single-spaced page, 250 words max.) - Once
* First 50 pages - Once
(Double-spaced, Courier New or Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, 1" margins all around)
Flat rate of $15 + $1.50 x 50 pages (1st edit) + .75 cents x 50 pages (2nd edit)
One-half of total price due in advance.

#4 - BOOK SUBMISSION PACKET
:

* Synopsis (one single-spaced page, 300 words max.) - Twice
* Elevator pitch (mini-synopsis in one short sentence, 25 words or less.) - Twice
* Query letter to agents or publishers - Twice
* First 50 pages - Twice
(Double-spaced, Courier New or Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, 1" margins all around)
Flat rate of $15 + $1.50 x 50 pages (1st edit) + .75 cents x 50 pages (2nd edit)
One-half of total price due in advance.

#5 - WRITER'S GRANT PROPOSAL, SCHOLARSHIP or RETREAT APPLICATION:
* Funding Request Essay (1 page) - Once
* Resume (2 pages): Shaped to highlight anything writing related - Once
* Writing Sample (usually 10-20 pages) - Once
(Double-spaced, Courier New or Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, 1" margins all around)
Flat rate of $15 + $1.50 x 13-23 pages
Total price due in advance.

#6 -
WRITER'S GRANT PROPOSAL, SCHOLARSHIP or RETREAT APPLICATION:
* Funding Request Essay (1 page) - Twice
* Resume (2 pages): Shaped to highlight anything writing related - Twice
* Writing Sample (usually 10-20 pages) - Twice
(Double-spaced, Courier New or Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, 1" margins all around)
Flat rate of $15 + $1.50 x 13-23 pages (1st edit) + .75 cents x 13-23 pages (2nd edit)
Total price due in advance.


#1 and #2 BOOK SPECIALS

#3 and #4 BOOK SUBMISSION PACKETS


#5 and #6 PROPOSALS for GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS or RETREATS

 
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