GENERAL WRITING AND EDITING

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.
Peter DeVries 

Burdened by the paperwork? Perhaps I can help. I'm a professional writer, editor, researcher, and educator. For the past twenty years, I've helped various individuals and organizations develop books, articles, and other materials that seek to inform and explain.

My research, writing, and editing services can be applied to a broad range of documents.

Nonfiction books
Articles, essays
Organizational histories
Executive profiles
Case histories/studies
White papers
Reports
Proposals
Opinion pieces
Issue papers
Conference materials
Manuals
Handbooks

I'm especially interested in the editorial needs of professional service firms--organizations that face special marketing and public relations challenges.

• They deal in intangibles—clients buy only a promise that the firm will deliver a quality service.
  
  
• They lack the highly-structured and well-funded marketing resources of major corporate programs.
  
  
• They must actively market services to clients, while also actually delivering the service—a juggling act.
  
  
• They must aim at specific markets—a task that requires a targeted and personalized approach.
  

I'm interested in discussing your editorial needs. I can work with you personally through all phases of a project. With my online services, editing assistance is as near as your computer.

Drop me a note (otteson@aol.com) or give me a call (651-278-4824).  I may be able to help you avoid the cost of an in-house editor—or the hassle of finding and managing a freelance professional. I may be able to serve as your "virtual editor"—providing ongoing editorial services on an as-needed basis. An initial cost-free conversation will get us started—and we'll go from there.

Orlo J. Otteson
651-278-4824
otteson@aol.com