I help you to emphasize your strengths and your unique identity, regardless of whether we’re “selling” ideas, products, or services. Of course you want text that is professionally written, well organized, and creative, but most of all, you want text that is effective. I help you to achieve the results you want in the few seconds your potential customer will give you. Even if your projects are finished, I hope you’ll allow me to provide a quick proofread. Almost every day, I see embarrassing mistakes in what should have been a professional product. Contact me to help you with:
- Web text
- Brochures
- Sales or fundraising letters
- Promotional articles
- Educational articles
- Newsletters
- Online training modules
- Manuals
- Books
- Speeches
- Resumes
- Business plans
- PowerPoint screens
Clients have included Caterpillar Inc., Peoria Journal Star, Web Services Inc., Maui Wowi of Central Illinois, Advantage Chiropractic & Wellness, JB Virtual Administrative Services, Dessan Design Photography & Graphics, and more.
You’ll find more information below the testimonials. Please contact me using the form at left.
“We were looking for a writer to re-write our workshop descriptions for my company. Caryl was very professional right from the start. Her writing skills were top-notch, and I was happy with the results. It was nice to work with someone who takes the initiative and knows what she is doing. I would recommend Caryl for any writing project based on the project she did for us. She goes the extra mile.”- Tammy Finch, Owner, Web Services, Inc.
“I hired Caryl to help craft new and refine existing prospect-focused documentation. She was able to take the information, compile it, distill it, and create great documents that are more usable to me and my business.”- Bryon Griffin, Owner, Maui Wowi of Central Illinois
“When I contacted Caryl only weeks before its release, she met the challenge of editing my first book with enthusiasm and encouragement. I sent her my manuscripts and she interpreted my vision masterfully, polishing the prose and aligning the concepts into an ordered flow. Caryl’s work was invaluable, and I highly recommend her to anyone who is in need of the objective eye of a skilled editor. Due in great part to her help, my book reached several Amazon bestseller charts!”- David J. Napier, Author, As The Minstrel Playeth
How I Work
I offer my clients the same comfort and convenience that I would want as a client.
Comfort: I allow you to begin by hiring me for only an hour or two or more, according to your comfort level and the nature of the assignment. You get to try me out, see my work, and decide how you want to proceed. Even after that, I allow you to purchase just a few hours at a time. This win-win approach allows you to be a cautious steward of your financial resources, while I have the personal satisfaction of seeing clients return even when unfettered by a contract. My goal is that you are thrilled with the investment you are making and the benefits derived.
Of course, some clients prefer to reserve large numbers of hours so that other clients can’t jump in ahead of them while I await further instructions. I am happy to accommodate that preference as well. Either way, your comfort is my priority.
If your budget is extremely tight, I can make suggestions for improvement and then release you to go make the changes on your own, and then you can return to me with a revised manuscript. Sometimes, I do the more substantive editing, but the client passes the manuscript to a co-worker or friend for final proofreading. Everything is based upon your individual goals and standards.
Convenience: When editing, I go through the manuscript line by line, making corrections and suggestions, and also posting occasional questions or ideas. I use the Track Changes feature in Microsoft Word, which is very convenient for you and will save you countless hours of time.
Because I’m a writer as well as an editor, I can rewrite passages if you so desire. I’m also available for developmental editing, which means I work with you even in the early planning stages.
We communicate via email for the most part, and you can pay through my website’s purchasing page. So, though I live in Illinois, you can hire me from anywhere in the world.
Comfort, convenience, and superb writing and editing – those are my promises to you.