ABOUT THE BOOK

Editorial consulting is a lucrative home-based business choice for the new millennium. Seven Steps, a concise handbook replete with timesaving tips and illustrative case examples, helps readers get their businesses up and running. Seven Steps guides readers through each step of start-up and helps them make informed choices along the way.

The book addresses these questions, and more:

· Do I have what it takes to be an editorial consultant?

· Where can I find clients?

· How do I market my services?

· How do I determine competitive fees?

· What professional organizations should I join?

· How do I prepare my taxes as a self-employed consultant?

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

After acquiring editorial experience in the corporate, nonprofit and public relations/advertising agency settings, Jane M. Frutchey established her editorial consulting business in 1990.

As an editorial consultant, she specializes in writing, project editing, developmental editing, line editing and proofreading. She has assisted dozens of publishers of periodicals and scholarly books, as well as corporate and nonprofit clients.

Frutchey’s writing has been featured in poetry anthologies, literary journals, and newspapers. She holds a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a master’s degree in professional writing, both from Towson University in Maryland. She is a member of the Baltimore Writers’ Alliance and the Mid-Atlantic Publishers Association.

Seven Steps to Starting and Running an Editorial Consulting Business ISBN-10: 1-58832-040-5 ISBN-13: 978-1-58832-040-7 Retail: $13.99 U.S. Edition: First Specs: 6 x 9 Trade Paperback Length: 168 Released: April 2002 Subject(s): Business/Economics For more info: www.janemfrutchey.citymax.com