COMING SOON! A new book for writers titled Writer, You Misused That Word, An Indie Author’s Guide for Self-Editing.
If you are interested in my services, please email me at pam @ pammc . com (without the spaces, of course). The contact page seems to treat everything as spam, so I did away with it. Thanks!
Scanning
I do three levels of scanning (please note that in all cases, the scanning is a destructive process, so your book won’t be returned):
Basic Scanning: I will scan your published book and save it to pdf, strip out the headers and footers, run optical character recognition (OCR), and save it in Microsoft Word format. I will not do any OCR correction or review, so it will need a lot of work on your part to clean it up.
Price = $30/books or $20/short story or novella.
Standard Scanning: I will scan your published book and save it to pdf, strip out the headers and footers, run optical character recognition (OCR), and save it in Microsoft Word format, then run it through my checklist for the most common OCR errors, and insert the chapter and scene breaks. I will not proofread it, so you will still have to do that.
Please note that I had to change my pricing from pages to words because of the many different size books I have received with widely varying word count per page. Price $.001 per page (minimum $30). For example:
30,000 words and below = $30
50,000 words = $50
75,000 words = $75
100,000 words = $100
Full Scanning: I will scan your published book and save it to pdf, strip out the headers and footers, run optical character recognition (OCR), and save it in Microsoft Word format, then run it through my checklist for the most common OCR errors, insert the chapter and scene breaks, and proofread the entire book.
Price $.004 per word (minimum $120). For example:
30,000 words and below = $120
50,000 words = $200
75,000 words = $300
100,000 words = $400
Editing
Sorry, but I have to be more selective these days. I am taking on new clients only if they are NINC members or eligible for NINC membership. I can edit any genre, of course, but what I primarily read is all fantasy (especially urban), all romance (sweet to spicy, past to future, paranormal, and m/m), science fiction, mystery (primarily cozies), and nonfiction.
Email me at pam @ pammc . com (without the spaces, of course) for rates.
Formatting
I will format your novel and send you an epub file, suitable for uploading your ebook to all online venues: $.0015/word (minimum $30). This assumes minimal pictures.
For nonfiction, please send me an email with your needs, including number of tables, graphics, etc.
References available upon request.
Uploading
I will upload your ebook to Apple Books, Amazon, Kobo, Barnes & Noble, Draft2Digital, Google Play, etc. for just $10 per venue.
Speaking
I am available for teaching workshops online or in person. Below are some of the workshops/sessions I’ve given (among others), and the organizations where I have taught:
Topics
Writing the Fiction Synopsis
Brainstorming
Self-Editing
Scene and Sequel
Using the Plotting Board
Decoding Dialogue
Beginning Writers Workshop
Characterization
How to Pitch Your Book
Ghostwriting
Collaboration
Indie Publishing 101
Organizations
Romance Writers of America National Conference
Pikes Peak Romance Writers
Pikes Peak Writers & Conference
Savvy Authors
Colorado Free University
Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers
San Francisco Romance Writers
Utah/Salt Lake Romance Writers
Oklahoma Romance Writers
Parker Writers Group
Organizations Cont’d
Mystery Writers of America, Rocky Mountain Chapter
Romantic Times Convention
Pikes Peak Library District
Tucson Saguaro Romance Writers
Kiss of Death Chapter of RWA
Seattle’s Eastside RWA Chapter
Superstars Writing Seminars
Colorado Romance Writers
Heart of Denver Romance Writers



