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"I highly recommend you talk with Page Lambert. She is not only delightful, but she's an award winning author and writing coach and she really knows her stuff. If you're serious about getting published, you must, I repeat, must talk with Page."

-- ZJ Czupor, Principal/Owner, The InterPro Group, Denver, Colorado

 

Services Include:  
• Career Coaching • Help with Submissions & Marketing
• Manuscript Editing • Workshop Presentations
• Book Doctoring • Corporate Literature
• Project Critique and Guidance • Business Communications

Contact Page to set up a complimentary, half-hour consultation.

 

A Note from Page

Based on the years I have spent as a member and officer of professional writing organizations, my first suggestion regarding coaching, editing, and critiquing services, is to join a good, nurturing and serious writing group. By serious, I don't mean exclusive, or even necessarily published. I mean serious in the sense that the members read and appreciate good literature, and they strive toward excellence in their own work.

If you find a group whose core mission is to inspire writers to write, to offer advice that will polish each piece, then the help you receive, and offer, will be immeasurable and invaluable. You will learn more by critiquing the work of others, than you possibly could by staying immersed only in your own writing. Narrative nonfiction writers learn from novelists, novelists learn from poets, poets learn from short story writers. And of course, READ READ READ. Read what is better than what you aspire to write. Embrace with an open heart the work of others, and you will find your work equally embraced. As they say on the river, It's all good!

Yet there comes a time, when no matter how good the writing group to which you belong, your project needs the objective eye of a professional editor or coach who is able to look at the work in its entirety, whose perspective is not clouded from hearing or reading earlier drafts. When you feel you've polished your work as much as you're able, when your fellow writers have offered all the advice they can, perhaps it's time to think about investing in professional advice.

What Clients Say:

"Page Lambert is that rare writer who teaches not only through the quality of her prose, but just as importantly, through her ability to kindle (and ultimately, to render far more accessible), the inherent creativity of her students. I highly recommend her."

- Gary Ferguson, teacher, speaker, and best-selling author of numerous books, including Decade of the Wolf, The Great Divide, and Hawks Rest.

"I've come to respect Page's expertise and insight. As one of the most joyful and creative people I know, Page has quickly become a trusted member of my circle of wise women. I can always count on her when I need to spill light across shadow. Page is as much a leader as she is a guide, always listening with compassion and perspective--not hasty judgment, always working toward solutions and options, always shining with fresh perspectives and valuable ideas. I look forward to learning more from her and with her in the years to come!"

- Alexa B. Johnson, Senior Copywriter, Integro Insurance Brokers

"I met Page at a workshop in New Mexico and was immediately drawn to her vivid, lyrical writing style, her generous sharing in her teaching, and her warm spirit. I signed up for her Equinox retreat the moment I heard about it. I was not disappointed. Page is the perfect combination of talented writer and sensitive, skilled teacher. I brought home new chapters of my novel, valuable tips for my writing and a promise to myself to return, which I did, working one-on-one with her for 5 days."

- Heloise Jones, North Carolina

 

Contact Page to set up a complimentary, half-hour consultation to talk about your writing projects or your communication needs.
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Fees for Services

These are calculated either by the page, by the hour, or by the project. Shorter projects, such as query letters, short stories, or novel synopses, fit best into an hourly rate. For these types of services, a flat rate of $60.00 per hour, with a minimum charge of 10 minutes ($10.00). Poetry manuscripts also fit best into this fee structure.

Critiques and evaluations of longer projects, such as book proposals, novels, short story collections, memoirs, or narrative works of nonfiction, often fit best into the "per project" rate. For these types of projects, there is no charge for the initial consultation, then (based on the length of the work) a critical read-through will run anywhere from $350 to $1500.

All substantive editing and manuscript evaluations include extensive typed comments addressing the work's thematic statement, overall structure, sense of place, characters and characterization, points-of-view, dialogue, plot and story line, etc.

If you would like Page to take your prose project (nonfiction or fiction) from beginning to end, from rough draft to a manuscript ready for submission to an agent or editor (which includes an extensive critique, copy editing, help with revisions, follow-up consultations - even advice on marketing), the charge is a flat $6.50 per page (250 words per page). Schedule an initial consultation to see if this option might work for you.

Additional revisions desired after you have received feedback from an agent or editor, or after we determine the manuscript is ready for initial submission, are billed at the hourly rate.

A Note from Page about Retainers

A retainer should be sent along with the manuscript in order for me to begin working on your project. For larger projects, the retainer required is between $500 and $1,000. Smaller projects are handled on a case-by-case basis.

Payment of a retainer ensures that we are both committed to the project. Once we have had an initial consultation (at no charge) and decide to pursue a working relationship, and I have received your retainer, I am then able to schedule your project into my work schedule and give it the priority it deserves.

You will receive an itemized statement and a billing log with extensive notes for all services performed. Your retainer, until earned, is always kept in a separate retainer account. If at any time we decide not to continue working with each other, any remaining portion of the retainer after the final bill will be returned.

Thank you. I consider it an honor to work on a manuscript in which you have devoted time, energy, and love. I also consider it an honor to help you envision a project that has not yet evolved, and to help you manifest your creative vision.

Coaching & Career Development

Page has worked intently with writers and publishers for the last twelve years, presenting over 150 workshops throughout the United States and Canada. She has attended or spoken at countless seminars, workshops, and writing conferences and has gleaned a good working knowledge of the publishing industry.

Her prior experience in the corporate world allows her to incorporate business savvy and professionalism into the more artistic career of writing. Should you desire coaching in regards to your writing career, the hourly rate is $100 for the first 5 hours, then $60 an hour thereafter. If you have attended one of Page's retreats in the past, the hourly rate is $80 an hour for the first 5 hours, then $60 an hour thereafter.

One-on-One Writing and Coaching Retreats

If you would like to work privately with Page, one-on-one, you might be interested in her 2, 3, 4, and 5-day Mt. Vernon Writing Retreats.