You have a story, but you don’t have time to learn to write it in an engaging way. I write your book based on material and interviews. I have written business books, memoirs and family histories for private clients.

Time & Cost: Project dependent.

I write books, chapters, think pieces, editorials, essays, stories, profiles, artist’s statements, children’s books and poems to brief.

Time & Cost: Project dependent.

I collaborate with writers, activists, artists and actors and bring my vast experience and knowledge of literature and writing to collaborative projects.  

Time & Cost: Project dependent.

Your difficulties with writing and with your manuscript are resolved through individual attention to you and to your writing. Together we find the strategies for reaching your writing goals – strategies that suit your life, your time, your ambitions and intentions, your precious story and the way in which the words come to you. 

Time: One-hour coaching sessions at your request. If you require me to engage directly with your writing, there is a per hour reading fee.  

Coaching costs: Coaching sessions are charged per hour. In packages of four, the hourly rate is reduced.  

One-On-One
Starting from $150 per hour

Reading (as part of one-on-one coaching)
Starting from $45 per hour

Start and finish your desired writing in a guided three-month programme that includes 12 one-hour one-on-one coaching sessions, weekly prompts and email support.  

Time: You must be able to commit to writing for at least one hour every day to complete your writing goal. You will need to add one hour a week for coaching.

Programme cost: $1 320.

From accessing creativity, to editing yourself, to writing for personal development, I can design a course for your work or social group based on its needs.  

Time: Needs dependent. 

Cost: Depends on requirements, preparation time, materials required, contact time and travel and/or accommodation costs. 

These workshops have been presented at various festivals, gatherings and offices and are available for any group situation.

A – The Poem House (Two days) 

B – Metaphor Mechanics (One to two days) 

C – Editing your own work (From two hours to two days, depending on depth required) 

Time: Workshop dependent  

Cost: Workshop dependent

You have written, or partly written, a manuscript for a novel, non-fiction, a collection of poetry, a series of short stories or essay. Now what? Does it do what you want it to do? Is it publishable? Is it reader-friendly? Send me your manuscript with your questions and I will read it with great care, and with attention to your intentions and ambitions. Feedback on your project is presented in a report.  

Time: Around one month from delivery of manuscript. If there is greater urgency, this can be discussed.

Starting from $750

This substantive edit takes in the manuscript holistically to assess intent and feel, sense, clarity and accuracy, flow and continuity. I suggest possible improvements for readability and presentation. Issues like point of view, sequencing, structure, cohesion, story arc, pacing, scene, dialogue and character development are considered.  

Time: Industry standard timing: around 1 000 words per hour.

Starting from $55 per hour

This is an edit that focuses on the language of the copy line-by-line. Attention is given to grammar, punctuation, spelling, syntax, repetition, adherence to preferred style sheeting and light manuscript preparation.  

Time: The time taken for this edit depends on the quality of the original copy received and the length of the script. Some scripts require lighter, and others require heavier editing. Industry standard is around 2 000 words per hour.

Starting from $50 per hour

Proofreading is the last step taken to prepare a manuscript for printing or publishing. Other editing must be complete before this step can be undertaken. Proofreading picks up on punctuation, spelling and grammar errors remaining or introduced after the copyedit is done.

Time: Industry standard is around 4 000 words per hour.

Starting from $45 per hour

I translate copy and manuscripts from German and Afrikaans into English, and from English and German into Afrikaans. 

Time: Project dependent. 

Starting from $0.50 per word