Okay, so I’ve been trying to figure out how to get this editing business on the right side of the ledger, so to speak.
It occurs to me no one in the book reading, writing or purchasing industry knows my name or anything about my ideas on where to take my business, I thought it might be a good idea (jumping into the marketplace) to offer my editing services to a handful of first-time writers for a substantial rate reduction so as to show that I can do the work, do it well and ultimately add their name to my “client list.” By “substantial rate reduction,” I mean a 35% discount for the first four writers who have never before published a manuscript up to 17,000 words, about the size of a novella on the short end or a piece of a market-sized novel. After 17,000 words, I would charge market rates for the remainder. I’m still thinking this over, but I do think it’s a sound proposition for unknown writers, but I’m not finished thinking about it yet.
Cheryl R. Mealy 