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VALERIE BALL

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 * IT'S KNOWING WHAT TO LOOK FOR...
   
   I CAN HELP YOU PREPARE YOUR MANUSCRIPT TO THE HIGHEST STANDARD FOR
   PUBLICATION
   
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 * WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU
   
   COMPREHENSIVE EDITORIAL SERVICES AT COMPETITIVE RATES:
   
    
   
   GHOSTWRITING; COPYWRITING; COPY EDITING;
   
   PROOFREADING; RESEARCH; FACT CHECKING
   
   PREPARING FOR PUBLICATION
   
    
   
   FOR MODEST FEES, I WILL TRANSFORM YOUR MANUSCRIPT INTO A SMART, PROFESSIONAL
   DOCUMENT, FULLY PROOFREAD AND READY FOR PRESENTATION TO YOUR AGENT OR
   PUBLISHER. YOU HAVE WORKED HARD ON YOUR PROJECT AND IT DESERVES THE BEST
   CARE, ATTENTION AND RESPECT – ALL OF WHICH I WILL GIVE IT. AGENTS AND
   PUBLISHERS SET HIGH STANDARDS AND - MAKE NO MISTAKE - DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER
   WORK THAT IS BADLY PRESENTED. WHILST I HAVE NO MAGIC WAND AND CANNOT
   GUARANTEE THAT YOUR BOOK WILL BE ACCEPTED FOR MAINSTREAM PUBLICATION, I WILL
   ENSURE THAT THE FINISHED MANUSCRIPT COMPLIES WITH THEIR STRINGENT GUIDELINES.
   AT THE VERY LEAST, IT WILL THEN HAVE A FIGHTING CHANCE OF BEING READ.
   
    
   
   IF YOU ARE INTENDING TO SELF-PUBLISH YOUR WORK, IT MAKES EVEN MORE SENSE TO
   HAVE YOUR MANUSCRIPT THOROUGHLY AND PROFESSIONALLY CHECKED RATHER THAN MERELY
   RUNNING IT THROUGH THE SPELLCHECKER. THIS IS UNRELIABLE AND USUALLY CREATES
   MORE, UNNECESSARY WORK.
   
    
   
   I ACCEPT ANYTHING THAT CAN BE EDITED, FROM SHORT BLOGS AND ADVERTISEMENTS TO
   DISSERTATIONS, BIOGRAPHIES AND WORKS OF FICTION. YOU WILL FIND MY WORK TO BE
   ACCURATE AND RELIABLE. I WILL NOT ATTEMPT TO ALTER YOUR STYLE... SOMETHING
   MANY WRITERS HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT WHEN HANDING THEIR WORK OVER FOR EDITING. OF
   COURSE, IF YOU SPECIFICALLY ASK ME TO CHANGE THE TONE OR TEMPO, I CAN DO THAT
   AS WELL. I WILL MAKE SUGGESTIONS FOR IMPROVING YOUR WORK BUT THE FINAL CHOICE
   WILL BE UP TO YOU AND I WILL RESPECT YOUR PREFERENCES. I DO NOT OPERATE A
   NINE-TO-FIVE WORKING DAY AND AM USUALLY AVAILABLE TO OFFER ADVICE AT ANY TIME
   WITHIN REASON. I AIM TO REPLY TO EMAILS WITHIN TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
   
    
   
   I WILL HAPPILY EDIT/PROOF A SAMPLE CHAPTER OF UP TO TEN PAGES FREE OF CHARGE,
   WITH NO OBLIGATION, SO THAT YOU CAN SEE IN ADVANCE WHAT I DO. THIS ALSO GIVES
   ME A FEEL FOR YOUR STYLE OF WRITING AND HELPS ME TO ASSESS HOW MUCH OR HOW
   LITTLE EDITING IS REQUIRED.
   
    
   
   MY SERVICES AND RELEVANT FEES ARE LISTED SEPARATELY. THEY ARE INTENDED AS A
   GUIDE. ALL WORK IS INDIVIDUAL, PRESENTING ITS OWN CHALLENGES, BUT AS A
   GENERAL RULE, WHEN I HAVE SEEN A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF WORK I AM ABLE TO
   OFFER A FIRM QUOTATION.
   
    
   
   A LITTLE ABOUT ME:
   
   I CURRENTLY LIVE IN HEREFORDSHIRE, NOT FAR FROM LEDBURY, BIRTHPLACE OF FORMER
   POET LAUREATE, JOHN MASEFIELD, AND I RELAX BY PAINTING, WRITING POETRY AND
   WALKING MY LABRADOR IN THE SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE.
   
   
    
   
   A LITTLE OF WHAT MY CLIENTS SAY ABOUT ME:
   
   ‘THIS LOVELY LADY PROOFREAD MY BOOK AND MADE A GREAT JOB OF IT. I WOULD
   THOROUGHLY RECOMMEND HER. I SAID AT THE TIME THAT HER LIGHT TOUCH TOOK THE
   ROUGH EDGES OFF MY BOOK. I COULD HARDLY TELL SHE HAD EDITED IT AT ALL AND YET
   IT READ SO MUCH KINDER AND MORE GENTLE THAN I HAD MADE IT SOUND WITHOUT
   CHANGING ANY OF THE MEANING. NOW THAT IS SKILL…’ LORRAINE MITCHELL, AUTHOR OF
   'GRIEF, THE UNSEEN PAIN'.
   
    
   
   ‘I CANNOT THANK YOU ENOUGH FOR YOUR HELP, SUPPORT AND PROFESSIONAL
   EXPERTISE...’
   
   KIKA GIBSON, AUTHOR OF 'MAGNIFICENT BEAST'.
   
    
   
   'THANK YOU VALERIE, YOU HAVE DONE AN OUTSTANDING JOB ON MY BOOK AND BEEN A
   FRIEND IN THE PROCESS. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING WITH YOU AGAIN ON MY OTHER
   STORY...' JULIAN B.
   
    
   
   'VALERIE, YOU HAVE BEEN UNBELIEVABLY HELPFUL, AND ALWAYS TAKE THE TIME TO
   REALLY UNDERSTAND MY WORK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR EXCELLENT SERVICES, WHICH I
   COULD NOT BE WITHOUT...'
   
   KAREN FLEUR FONTAINE, AUTHOR OF 'THE BOOK OF LIFE'.
   
    
   
   'BEING NEW TO WRITING FICTION, I WAS AT A LOSS TO KNOW HOW TO FIND AN EDITOR.
   I KNEW I NEEDED ONE, I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHERE TO GO OR WHO TO TRUST. LUCKILY,
   A FRIEND RECOMMENDED VAL.
   
   NOW, I HAVE TWO SELF-PUBLISHED NOVELS AND I AM WORKING ON A THIRD.
   
   VAL KNOWS JUST WHAT IS ACCEPTABLE TO THE PUBLISHER. SHE CAREFULLY CHECKS MY
   WORK AND ENSURES IT LOOKS PROFESSIONAL. HER WORK IS INCREDIBLY GOOD VALUE FOR
   MONEY, BUT MORE THAN THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO LIAISING WITH HER AND TO GAINING
   HER INPUT. VAL WILL ENSURE MY NEW BOOK WILL BE THE BEST IT CAN BE.' CHERYL
   BOOTON, AUTHOR OF 'TANGO WITH LOVE', 'DARK FIRE' AND 'BESSIE DORA'.
   
    
   
   'IT HAS BEEN WORTH EVERY CENT, VALERIE. YOU'VE DONE A SMASHING JOB. I WILL
   CERTAINLY TAKE YOUR ADVICE BECAUSE I'VE SPENT THREE AND A HALF YEARS ON THIS
   BOOK AND DO NOT WANT THAT TO BE WASTED.
   
   IT HAS BEEN WONDERFUL WORKING WITH YOU. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HARD WORK AND
   DEDICATION. I AM SO PLEASED TO HAVE FOUND YOU AND I FEEL THAT YOU ARE VERY
   TRUSTWORTHY; IT FELT NATURAL TO PUT MY BOOK IN YOUR CARING HANDS.' ISABELLA
   D, AUTHOR OF 'EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED'.
   
    
   
   ‘VALERIE CARRIED OUT SOME EDITORIAL WORK FOR ME RECENTLY AND I FOUND HER
   PROOFREADING AND EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTIONS TO BE EXEMPLARY. I RECOMMEND HER
   ACCOMPLISHMENTS TO ANYONE REQUIRING A LITERARY CRAFTSPERSON.’ JACK BARRATT,
   AUTHOR OF ‘BIRDS OF PREY’.
   
    
   
   ‘AUTHORS GENERALLY ARE AN INSECURE BUNCH KEEN TO GET OUR STORIES TOLD –
   TERRIFIED THAT THEY WILL NOT BE GOOD ENOUGH. FROM THE VERY START VAL MADE ME
   FEEL COMPLETELY AT EASE; HER TIRELESS ATTENTION TO DETAIL AND HER INSIGHT
   INTO MY WORK ASSURED ME THAT I WAS IN SAFE HANDS AND IF A BOOK IS ONLY AS
   GOOD AS ITS EDITOR THEN MINE IS BLOODY BRILLIANT.’ C.A., CREATOR OF WORLDS.
   
    
   
   'I USED VALERIE TO EDIT MY FIRST BOOK AND FOUND HER VERY HELPFUL AND A
   PLEASURE TO WORK WITH. FIVE STAR ALL THE WAY.' FRANK PENNINGTON, AUTHOR OF
   'IT'S NOT SAFE TO BE ALIVE'.
   
    
   
   'VALERIE WORKED ON MY FIRST PROJECT WITH RESPECT AND MUCH SENSITIVITY AND
   PROFESSIONALISM AS THERE WERE SENSITIVE ISSUES TO DEAL WITH.
   
   I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO HER WORKING WITH ME AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE ON MY
   NEW PROJECT. THANKS A MILLION, VAL.' JULIE H, AUTHOR OF 'A SHAFT OF LIGHT'.
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
   
   
    
   
   PLEASE NOTE THAT I CURRENTLY HAVE A WAITING LIST OF AROUND 8 WEEKS FOR MAJOR
   EDITING WORK, LESS FOR SHORT STORIES, ARTICLES ETC. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR AN
   UPDATE. APOLOGIES FOR INCONVENIENCE.
   
    
   
    
   
   

 * MY SERVICES AND FEES
   
   GHOSTWRITING (TO INCLUDE RESEARCH)
   
   AS GHOSTWRITING PROJECTS VARY ENORMOUSLY, EVERY ENQUIRY IS CONSIDERED
   INDIVIDUALLY ACCORDING TO LENGTH OF FINISHED WORK AND AMOUNT OF INPUT
   REQUIRED.
   
    
   
   RESEARCH ONLY
   
   £15.00 PER HOUR PLUS EXPENSES WHERE APPLICABLE. MINIMUM CHARGE £50.
   
    
   
   PROOFREADING ONLY (CORRECTING GRAMMAR, SPELLING, PUNCTUATION, CHECKING FOR
   CONTINUITY, REPETITION, AMBIGUITY, TAUTOLOGY, ETC.)
   
   £50 FIXED FEE FOR SHORT STORIES/ARTICLES ETC. UP TO 3000 WORDS
   
    
   
   OVER 3000 WORDS FROM £6.95 PER 1000 WORDS DEPENDING ON CONDITION OF WORK
   
   (ON-SCREEN OR HARD COPY).
   
    
   
   COPY EDITING/REWRITING (TO INCLUDE PROOFREADING, DETAILS ABOVE)
   
   £50 FIXED FEE UP TO 3000 WORDS
   
    
   
   OVER 3000 WORDS ONSCREEN OR HARD COPY: £8.50 PER 1000 WORDS
   
   (THIS CAN VARY SLIGHTLY UP OR DOWN ACCORDING TO CONDITION OF MANUSCRIPT)
   
                          
   
   COPY TYPING/WORD PROCESSING
   
   FROM £7.50 PER 1000 WORDS. MINIMUM CHARGE £50.
   
    
   
   STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY IS GUARANTEED AND ALL WORK IS TREATED WITH DUE CARE
   AND RESPECT.
   
    
   
   COPYRIGHT REMAINS WITH THE AUTHOR UPON COMPLETION AND FULL PAYMENT FOR THE
   WORK.
   
    
   
    
   
   PAYMENT IS ACCEPTABLE BY CHEQUE OR BANK TRANSFER AND HALF IS REQUESTED IN
   ADVANCE TO BEGIN THE WORK, WITH THE BALANCE PAYABLE ON COMPLETION. IF IT IS
   MORE CONVENIENT, FULL PAYMENT IN ADVANCE IS OF COURSE ACCEPTABLE. IN CERTAIN
   CIRCUMSTANCES, I AM HAPPY TO WORK ON A ‘PAY AS YOU GO’ BASIS AND LENGTHY
   PROJECTS MAY ALSO BE PAID BY INSTALMENT.
   
    
   
    
   
   THE ABOVE IS INTENDED AS A GENERAL GUIDE. PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR A QUOTATION
   
   EMAIL: VEEBEESERVICE@GMAIL.COM
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
   BREAKING NEWS...
   
   PASSIONATE INTENTION, WRITTEN UNDER MY PEN NAME OF BELINDA VALE, IN
   COLLABORATION WITH FELIX FOREMAN, IS DUE FOR PUBLICATION ON 30 JANUARY 2020.
   PLEASE FOLLOW OUR PUBLISHERS' LINK FOR FURTHER DETAILS AND TO ORDER:
   
   HTTPS://PEGASUSPUBLISHERS.COM/BOOKS/BELINDA-VALE-AND-FELIX-FOREMAN/PASSIONATE-INTENTION
   
   *
   
   PAPERBACK EDITION NOW ON SALE £8.99
   
   KINDLE EDITION AVAILABLE FROM MID-MARCH 2020
   
    
   
    
   
    
   
   

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