EDITING / MENTORING

Flexibility is central to all my teaching. If you need guidance or advice about how to go forward with your writing, I will find a way to help you.
Given your unique needs, we will work together to design a structure for our time together. We can work by the project or by the hour. In that spirit, the fee structure varies from project to project.
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EDITING/MENTORING​
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I edit manuscripts of poetry and prose, as I have done for decades.
Full-length manuscript of poems, up to 80 pages: $1,200
Chapbook manuscript of poems, up to 40 pages: $800
Batch of up to ten pages of poems: $350
Memoir or other non-fiction is invoiced by the hour:
$65/per hour, or by the project.
TUTORIAL
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I offer writing tutorials, 2-month sessions where you can design the course to reflect your needs, and enlist my help as often as you wish. You can focus on writing and revising, or on craft lessons and some writing, or a combination of the two. Or, we can arrive at a structure that satisfies your unique requirements. The pacing determines the frequency of our work together, which is entirely up to you.
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An example of the process: One writer started tentatively, as he began a narrative by creating a mosaic of moments. As he got more comfortable with me and the process, the pace of work he sent for critique picked up considerably, until the last two weeks where he worked every day and each night sent to me what he had accomplished. The timing of my edits varies depending on my schedule, but I commit to returning edits within 2-3 days.
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Additionally, I like to meet with writers every few weeks, in-person if possible, or via Zoom, to share thoughts about the process and the work unfolding.
Two-Month Session: $800
