I’d love to present at your school, library, church, scout meeting, or mom group! I also adore presenting at conferences–you can see a loooong list of places I’ve been here. If you’re interested in a professional manuscript critique or feedback, you’ve come to the right place for that, too.
My rates are reasonable and worth it, honest–just look at some of this feedback:
Classroom Visits
I thought your presentation was quite, quite well done. You know a lot and you presented it with clarity. … Thank you for the time and effort you put in. –Nancy E.
“Thank you for your presentation today. You made the steps to publishing so clear with your demonstration. The children not only could easily understand the concepts by the way you presented them, but you really got them engaged by including them in the presentation. A few of the students that were randomly chosen have a record of getting negative attention, but today they got to share positive attention with you. At least one student whose name was pulled is very shy, but she participated in front of everyone, and the students helped her when she got confused, so there was real school spirit generated. As I hoped, with your background, you are not just an author but a good presenter able to keep the attention of many students who have a wide variety of interests. Good writing does not always mean exciting speaker, but in your case it did. I’m sure the students had fun. I know I did. I was so happy when you started pulling names and had them wear the hats – and when some of the students really got into it and hammed it up, yet stayed within your perimeters. It was a happy activity with learning embedded, the best kind.” –Denise, Librarian at Sacramento City Unified School District
Topics include:
- How a Book is Made (You’ll be Surprised!!) [all ages]
- What it Takes to be an Author (You’ll be Surprised!!) [all ages; older is better]
- Creative Writing [older students only]
Rates:
- Half-day rates: $475+ up to two presentations
- Full day rates: $1025+ up to four presentations, plus lunch, not including travel. Free travel within a 90-minute driving distance.
There are many ways to help fund an author visit, including grants, so don’t despair! Take a look at some funding ideas from Scholastic here. Contact me for specifics and details on what I do and how I do it. There are lots of choices!
Manuscript Critiques
Your feedback is above and beyond what I could have hoped for. You are a blessing!
–Pat K.
You rock! I love your honest feedback. Your insights are appreciated and I would love to continue working with you.
–Michelle C.
- Written critique: $350+ for up to 6 pages or 1,000 words in STANDARD INDUSTRY FORMAT for a picture book [manuscript only, no art]. It includes one follow up email where you can ask questions on the written critique. Please know I’m encouraging and fair. But also please know: if you’re looking to hire someone to tell you that your manuscript is perfect, I’m not your man. I’m going to be honest with you because I want you to improve your work, and succeed. I’ll be looking at it from a publishing perspective, as well as a reader’s…I’ll give you overall impressions as well as specific feedback on what I think you’ll need work on in order to get it published and sold in today’s competitive.
Conference Workshops
- $350+ per presentation
“You did a great job in your presentation. It was so easy to follow and such good information. Also you gave us a glimpse of how we might think out of the box and use our skills and talents in ways that we have not known about or considered. Impressive and very helpful. Thank you.”
–Ellen H.
Writers Conference topics include:
- Writing Children’s Books (Beginner’s Guide / Why it’s Harder than it Looks / Knowing the Rules and When to Break Them / Breaking into Kidlit)
- Writing For Hire: What is it, and is it for you?
- Mistakes Were Made: Crafting an Effective Book Launch
- Is My Manuscript Ready? A 13-point Checklist
- Platform Building: a 31-Day Challenge Even You Can Do
- Marketing Yourself Before Your Book Comes Out
- Goals, Missions, Visions: Creating Yours
Christian Conference topics include:
- Micro-Moments, Mega Faith: Finding God in Goldfish Crackers and Grocery Runs
- Faith Between the Giggles: Finding God in Fleeting Moments
- Little Moments, Big Impact: Turning Everyday Life into Memories that Lasts
- Micro-Moments in the Media Age: Faith, Focus & Family in a Screen-Filtered World
Email me at Bitsy at Bitsy Kemper [dot] com, or fill out the form below:
