RiverWriters.com: Make Your Writing Flow!

Imagination is the beginning of creation. -- George Bernard Shaw

"One can't believe impossible things," said Alice. "I daresay you haven't had much practice," said the Queen. "When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I've believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast." ---- Alice in Wonderland

"A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit." -- Richard Bach

Clear and cool, clear and cool, By laughing shallow, and dreaming pool. --- from Water-Babies

Put your ear down close to your soul and listen hard.--Anne Sexton

Here today, up and off somewhere else tomorrow! Travel, change, interest, excitement! -- Mr. Toad in The Wind in the Willows

"I write when I'm inspired, and see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning. -- Peter DeVries

Teach us delight in simple things,
And fun that has no bitter springs,
Forgiveness free of evil done,
And love to all beneath the sun.
-- Rudyard Kipling

How can I help you?

I provide:

	Content review for partial and complete manuscripts
	Line editing for partial and complete manuscripts
	Brainstorming on new projects & direction
	Coaching on ways to build your writing ability

I can:

	Read your manuscript objectively
	Point out strengths and weaknesses
	Suggest ways to clarify and/or improve
	Give you an idea if the manuscript delivers your message
	Go over your manuscript word by word and clarify meaning, correct grammar and punctuation, improve sentence structure, etc.

I can also:

	Review the first 50 or 100 pages of your novel with a five-page synopsis; you apply insight from that to the rest of your work in progress
	Review the first 50 pages of a nonfiction book with chapter outline & make suggestions; you apply insight for the rest of the book
	Edit an article as a learning tool for you

As your writing coach I'll:

	Point out your strong points & encourage you
	Point out areas that need improvement and offer suggestions and exercises to build competency in that area
	Suggest areas for you to pursue with your writing interests and ability
	Suggest resources to assist you in developing your craft

Rates are by the hour. Read recommendations below and see how others have found my services. Then, for further discussion, email me at kathleen@riverwriters.com

What others say...

"Along with an excellent handle on grammar, punctuation and sentence structure, Kathleen has an innate sense of story structure. She can find holes in the story and problems with pov and characters with the accuracy of an Olympic marksman. Add to that a gift for asking questions of both characters and writer, and you have a editor who will help your manuscript become better than you dreamed." -Lauraine Snelling, best-selling novelist, laurainesnelling.net

"As a professional writer, I'm always looking for someone who will read my work and ask hard questions about character, motivation, and conflict. Kathleen is excellent with this kind of high-level editing/brainstorming. … showing me where my writing is "lazy" and asking question after question to force me to fully develop every area. Kathleen has a gift for working with the writer to come up with solutions. I strongly recommend her services to anyone who strives for excellence in their writing." -- Kitty Bucholtz, freelance writer, BEFORE ACT ONE Coordinator, Burbank, CA.

"In diverse roles I have worked with many writers, technical and otherwise. I have seen Kathleen's work on letters, flyers, publications and articles. She has the unique ability to get inside the "head" of the communicator and to be an extension of their voice. … gets to know the audience and the speaker and allows you as speaker to retain possession of the material. … very quick with ideas to help you expand your own thoughts. Her writing is clear and concise. … great results with people who meet with her face to face and also with people via email whom she has never met." -Corky Seevinck, corky@seevinck.com

"Kathleen Wright critiqued an article for me. I used several of her suggestions and the article sold to Focus on the Family the first time I sent it out. She understood my style and her suggestions made it a much stronger piece." -Janet Pratt, Freelance Writer

"Kathleen's writing and editing skills have been a tremendous help to World Outreach in communicating the exciting and challenging works that our missionaries are involved in around the globe." -John Elliott, International Director, World Outreach

"Kathleen is a gifted editor. She offers suggestions which enable me to refine my writing without losing my creative intent. Her probing questions encourage me to press toward my best level of writing. I am blessed by her warm, professional approach to editing." -Jane Owen, Freelance writer