One of the reasons I\u2019m here has to be helping people BE SEEN.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n A statement about why they\u2019re here.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n You<\/span>\u00a0want your work to be more than just “good enough.” \u00a0You\u00a0<\/span>want to be seen and your\u00a0work valued.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0They\u2019ll welcome constructive input about their work if it means making it better. They want to be understood. They want to create things that don\u2019t suck.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n A statement about why they should care about what you stand for. <\/span><\/b><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n A statement about why they need your help.<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n You\u00a0understand that good writers welcome partnership with someone who will support, guide and critique you\u00a0with compassion, not condescension.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n You might think\u00a0good creatives don\u2019t need help; people should be able to achieve on their own; input and others opinions and thoughts are often intrusive.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/span><\/p>\n They understand that writing is usually a solitary practice, but a collective experience. There are others out there who want them to succeed. They\u2019re secure enough to ask for guidance.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n \n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#ffffff” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” admin_label=”Section” disabled=”off”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”1″ custom_padding=”0px|0px|0px|0px” padding_mobile=”on” custom_margin=”0px|0px|0px|0px” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”on” column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” 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inline_fonts=”Lora”]<\/p>\n Difference as in mixing, multiplicity, the\u00a0crossing of borders, and the complexity\u00a0of identity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Because people are exhausted. On the one hand, from talk of diversity that only amounts to politically correct lip service. On the other, trying to painstakingly navigate a world where it\u2019s increasingly easy to alienate\u00a0and difficult to \u201cget it right.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section background_image=”http:\/\/www.ericafreeman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/HeartEyeOverlay.png” transparent_background=”off” background_color=”#453c32″ allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”on” parallax_method=”on” custom_padding=”10px||10px|” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” admin_label=”section” disabled=”off”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” use_custom_gutter=”on” gutter_width=”0″ padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”on” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”on” parallax_4=”off” parallax_method_4=”on” admin_label=”row” disabled=”off”][et_pb_column type=”4_4″ disabled=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_text background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”left” admin_label=”Text” text_font_size=”24″ text_font_size_phone=”22″ text_line_height=”2.1em” use_border_color=”off” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”10%|10%|10%|10%” disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n I have the professional experience (and the personal background) to guide and support you. And who knows? Maybe even challenge you.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section transparent_background=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” inner_shadow=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”on” padding_mobile=”off” make_fullwidth=”off” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”off” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” make_equal=”off” use_custom_gutter=”off” fullwidth=”off” specialty=”off” admin_label=”Section” disabled=”off”][et_pb_row make_fullwidth=”on” use_custom_width=”off” width_unit=”on” custom_width_px=”1080px” custom_width_percent=”80%” use_custom_gutter=”off” gutter_width=”3″ padding_mobile=”off” allow_player_pause=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” make_equal=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on” parallax_1=”off” parallax_method_1=”off” parallax_2=”off” parallax_method_2=”off” parallax_3=”off” parallax_method_3=”off” parallax_4=”off” parallax_method_4=”on” admin_label=”Row” disabled=”off”][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ disabled=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Marc W. Stier, PhD” job_title=”Author” company_name=”Grassroots Advocacy and Health Care Reform” url_new_window=”on” portrait_url=”http:\/\/www.ericafreeman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/marcstierhead_0.jpg” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#f5f5f5″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” quote_icon_color=”#bababa” portrait_border_radius=”100″ portrait_width=”150″ portrait_height=”150″ admin_label=”Testimonial” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#d6d6d6″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”||20px|” custom_css_testimonial_author=”text-align: center!important;||Testimonial Meta||text-align: center!important;” disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m working on three books with Erica. She does a fabulous job of\u00a0line editing, correcting everything from grammar\u00a0to problematic sentence structure. She\u2019s also given me great advice about chapter structure and how to present my ideas in ways that make them more\u00a0easily understood.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_cta button_url=”http:\/\/www.palgrave.com\/br\/book\/9781137339195″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”MORE MARC…” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#f54f34″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” admin_label=”Call To Action” header_font=”Cardo||||” body_font=”Cardo||||” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”-52px|||” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20″ button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”rgba(245,79,52,0)” button_border_width=”0″ button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_font=”Arimo||||” button_use_icon=”default” button_icon=”%%20%%” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ disabled=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_testimonial author=”S.E. 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I look forward\u00a0to continuing our excellent working relationship.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_cta button_url=”http:\/\/www.ericafreeman.net\/?page_id=6418″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”FIND OUT MORE” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#f54f34″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” admin_label=”Call To Action” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”-52px|||” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20″ button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”#f54f34″ button_border_width=”0″ button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_font=”Arimo||||” button_use_icon=”default” button_icon=”%%20%%” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=”1_3″ disabled=”off” parallax=”off” parallax_method=”off” column_padding_mobile=”on”][et_pb_testimonial author=”Timo Piecha” job_title=”Author” company_name=”The Third King” url_new_window=”on” portrait_url=”http:\/\/www.ericafreeman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Copy-of-Timo2-e1471496573326.jpeg” quote_icon=”on” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#f5f5f5″ background_layout=”light” text_orientation=”center” quote_icon_color=”#bababa” portrait_border_radius=”100″ portrait_width=”150″ portrait_height=”150″ admin_label=”Testimonial” use_border_color=”on” border_color=”#d6d6d6″ border_style=”solid” custom_padding=”||20px|” custom_css_testimonial_author=”text-align: center!important;||Testimonial Meta||text-align: center!important;” disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n \u201cNever had I been able to translate one of my short novels from German into English for proper reading standards. Not only did Erica turn my crude English into literature, she also worked with a great deal of empathy and heart on my story\u2014far more than I could expect. Thank you again for that, Erica.\u201d<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_testimonial][et_pb_cta button_url=”http:\/\/www.ericafreeman.net\/?page_id=6418″ url_new_window=”on” button_text=”FIND OUT MORE” use_background_color=”on” background_color=”#f54f34″ background_layout=”dark” text_orientation=”center” admin_label=”Call To Action” use_border_color=”off” border_color=”#ffffff” border_width=”1px” border_style=”solid” custom_margin=”-52px|||” custom_button=”on” button_text_size=”20″ button_text_color=”#ffffff” button_bg_color=”rgba(245,79,52,0)” button_border_width=”0″ button_letter_spacing=”0″ button_font=”Arimo||||” button_use_icon=”default” button_icon=”%%20%%” button_icon_placement=”right” button_on_hover=”on” button_letter_spacing_hover=”0″ disabled=”off”]<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_cta][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section background_image=”http:\/\/www.ericafreeman.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/DevilHornHandStreetArtDARKOVERLAY.png” transparent_background=”off” 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You\u00a0understand that books are about both the writer and the reader.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n
You\u00a0understand the responsibility writers have as they put ideas and words out into the universe. You’re not intersted in compromising your ultimate vision, but you\u00a0understand that your\u00a0words affect others and you\u00a0care about<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n
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\n\u2015\u00a0Stephen King<\/strong><\/a>,<\/a>\u00a0On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n