Services for writers... - Writers Forum

Janet · 02-11-2008, 08:21 AM

I'm new to this forum and am wondering if there is place where people like myself, who offer services to writers, can let people know what I do.

Mike C · 02-11-2008, 08:28 AM

What do you do?

Janet · 02-11-2008, 09:59 AM

Well, without doing a complete ad for myself right here, I do proofreading, transcription and word processing. I am presently transcribing hand-written notes and also digital files into Word for a professor who is compiling components for his book and thought there may be others out there who could benefit from similar services.

Mike, feel free to delete what I wrote above if it interferes with forum rules.

Malone · 02-11-2008, 03:13 PM

You're allowed to advertise your site and your services. Just make a new post about it with links and contact info or do it in this thread.

Mike C · 02-11-2008, 07:57 PM

Transcription services you're probably best offering locally if working from tapes or hand-written notes, for obvious reasons. As for the rest - proofreading - it's a tough market. The world is littered with kids who have a basic grasp of English and think they can make money proof-reading (not suggesting you're one of those) at one end of the market, and real pros like Phil & Martha O'Connor The Writer's Consultant (both written best-sellers, he's a former Pulitzer judge) and Barbara Rogan Barbara Rogan's Next Level Workshop (ex agent, written several novels) at the other, with a plethora of varying talents in between.

I'd suggest you get a website, get a body of work behind you and get some testimonials. And get a different job!

Dirk Embers · 02-25-2008, 06:53 AM

get an ad in the writer's and artists yearbook. There are people like you, but a lot of them are already full up. It's worth having a go.
I edit my stuff myself and let the publisher do the rest. You could also apply to a publisher, once 'as Mike C said', you've got a few testimonials behind you.