April 29, 2009
Ask The Expert For April 29th
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Do you have a list of publishing professionals you refer authors to?
Yes, and we're always happy to share it! If you hire one of these professionals, you will need to pay them directly. We are only referring you to them. We do not hire them for you. We do not earn any referral fees or anything whatsoever for referring you to these professionals.
This is our list.
FREELANCE EDITORS WE RECOMMEND
Please see below freelance editors who you can
contact for a quote.
Rickey Pittman - http://www.rickeypittman.com
Lynda Lottman
http://www.ManuscriptEditing.com
http://www.book-editing.com
BOOK DOCTOR
Robyn Conley
bookdoctor (at) earthlink.net
http://robynconley.com
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FREELANCE WORD PROCESSOR/TYPIST/TRANSCRIBER
Dale Quimby - daquimby (at) yahoo.com
Need someone to convert your print book into electronic format or to transcribe for you? Contact Dale.
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FREELANCE INDEXER
If you need a professional indexer, try:
Ray Davis Curry MLIS
Curry Thought Solutions
rdcurry (at) earthlink.net
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FREELANCE WEBSITE DESIGNERS
If you want to create your own website for a small price using templates, choose:
http://www.godaddy.com
If you want to hire someone else to design your website -
Millrace Design
http://millracedesign.com
Carlos A Villalba OCP CEH CISSP - cavallal (at) uc.syr.edu
http://www.webportalsolution.com
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DO YOU WANT YOUR AUTHOR PHOTO SKETCHED?
This artist's prices are extremely reasonable. She sketched Angela Hoy's portrait for her book covers. You need to indicate you want to purchase all rights to the artwork so you can use it on your website, book covers, etc.
Cindy Lambert - http://www.cindylambert.com/
Prices: http://www.cindylambert.com/Commissions.html
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NEED SOMEONE TO SCAN YOUR BOOK?
http://www.discountdocumentscanning.com
And, they can then turn the text into a word processing file for a very reasonable fee.
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FREELANCE ILLUSTRATORS WE RECOMMEND
Gary Watashe
Samples: http://www.100megsfree.com/painkiller71
Fees: Charges $20/hour, but will negotiate a flat fee per illustration.
John Casteele
Rates: $10-$15 per individual illustration, or $150-$200
for a complete project of reasonable size
Jennifer Rodgers
Rates "vary depending on size. To give you a general idea, a full-color
8.5 x11 illustration costs $200."
Gary Watashe
Rates: $20/hour or charges per illustration
S.C. Watson
Interior illustrations: $75-$1000 each
Original cover design: $1200-$3000
Rosemarie Gillen
anjouxlee-at-aol.com
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BOOK PUBLICISTS
There are many book publicists available. Two we know are:
Skye Wentworth
Skye Wentworth Public Relations
http://www.skyewentworth.org
Steve O'Keefe
Patron Saint Productions, Inc.
http://www.patronsaintpr.com