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JAM Manuscript Consulting

Ana Manwaring

JAM Manuscript Consulting offers developmental editing and coaching, copy editing, proofreading and critique for most genre of fiction, short fiction, memoir, personal narrative, essays and other creative non-fiction. We also edit poetry and anthologies.

Business Name
JAM Manuscript Consulting
Phone Number
415-827-1468
Business Description

JAM Manuscript Consulting offers developmental editing and coaching, copy editing, proofreading and critique for most genre of fiction, short fiction, memoir, personal narrative, essays and other creative non-fiction. We also edit poetry and anthologies. All our work is custom contracted with clients.

Contact Ana Manwaring for a free preliminary consultation and sample edit. If we aren't right for your job, we are happy to help with referrals.

Many Redwood Writers and Napa Valley Writers have benefited through Jam Manuscript Consulting. References on Request.

Bio

Ana Manwaring teaches creative writing and autobiographical writing at Napa Valley College and privately. She is the founder of JAM Manuscript Consulting where she is both a writing coach and developmental editor.

Active in the writing community, Manwaring sits on the board as Treasurer for Sisters in Crime Northern California. She is past treasurer, membership chair and program chair of Redwood Writers and active in the newly formed Napa Valley Writers. She is the 2011 recipient of the Helene S. Barnhardt award for service to the writing community.

Manwaring holds a B.A. in English and Education and an M.A. in Linguistics: Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Development. She has attended the Tomales Bay Writers Conference and several Left Coast Crime conferences.

Three years of traveling and working in Mexico inspired Manwaring’s thriller, The Hydra Effect, A JadeAnne Stone Mexico Adventure and Saints and Skeletons, a memoir of her transformative experiences in Mexico at www.saintsandskeletons.com.

Find her book reviews at www.buildingabeterstory.com.

Address
P.O. Box 1093
Penngrove, CA
94951

Your Book Starts here

Catharine Bramkamp

Your Book Starts Here. I am a writing coach and social media manager here to help you start, finish and promote your books. Experienced in creating promotional campaigns, managing the book publication process and creating books that get published and succeed.

Business Name
Your Book Starts here
Phone Number
7074781855
Business Description

As a writing coach, I worked with clients who are creating the project of their heart - both fiction and non ficiton. I am a developmental editor ready to help you with ideas, character development, forms and sometimes formatting. I am not a copy editor or proof reader.

Social Media Manager
I earned the only accredited Professional Social Media Certificate from Sonoma State.  
What Social Media Can Do
• Can replace traditional advertising
• One of the better ways for authors to deliver their benefit/value proposition.
• Demonstrates authenticity
• Creates social exchange that can lead to readers
• Tells your story

What the Chief Storytelling Officer does:
• Content Creation
• Explores seasonality of products and services
• Find content in the existing files of the company to use on the web-site and in the appropriate Social Media channels.
• Creates web site landing pages
• Creates  personal/business twitter accounts and manages them
• Creates Facebook pages, manages them
• Sets up a schedule to update or write white papers for publication on appropriate platforms and channels.

Bio

Catharine Bramkamp publishes both prose and poetry. Her poetry has been included in a dozen anthologies including And The Beats Go On (she was editor as well) and the chapbook Ammonia Sunrise (Finishing Line Press). She is co-producer of the Newbie Writers Podcast and teaches at two universities. She has written 17 novels and 3 books on writing. She is the Chief Storytelling Officer for a wine company because Social Media can be a lot like poetry.

Address
203
Skilling Ct.
94931

Dr. Angela Literary: Dr. Angela® Programs, Publications, and Professional Services

Dr. Angela Literary Services

Expert literary services offered by Dr. Angela who brings her 30 years experience in editorial, writing, ghostwriting, editing, developmental editing, coaching, and publishing skills to clients. Having authored over fifty books of her own (fiction, nonfiction, and poetry), and ghostwritten or assisted in developing and publishing hundreds of books and documents for other persons and organizations around the US and world, Dr. Angela provides literary services online and in person out of her Petaluma office, and teaches riveting writers' workshops.

Business Name
Dr. Angela Literary: Dr. Angela® Programs, Publications, and Professional Services
Business Description

Dr. Angela Literary was founded and is operated by Dr. Angela Brownemiller. Dr. Angela Literary offers authors high quality, highly informed, caring services, helping authors to find their voices, their skills, their insights, to bring themselves into words and print (and digital-electronic formats as well). Dr. Brownemiller serves both fiction and nonfiction authors, also playwriters and poets, with her commitment to excellence and high service. Having served hundreds of individual and organization clients, and written over fifty books or her own, Dr. Angela Literary has a proven track record. Among the literary services Dr. Angela Literary offers are: a range of editing services, specializing in to developmental editing, and a range of publishing consulting services, specializing in Amazon publication set-up, layout, and processing. Dr. Angela Literary is well known for her exciting, inspiring, sometimes even life-changing writer’s workshops from which writers walk away with new understandings of their goals and next steps as authors. Email us at [email protected] and see also DrAngelaLiterary.com

Bio

Dr. Angela Brownemiller, also known as Dr. Angela®, values Human creativity, sees our creativity as inspiration and guidance. Bringing this creativity into writing is one of Angela's primary drives in life. Dr. Angela has authored over fifty books under this and several pen names. In addition to her role as writer, she is a journalist, clinician, psychotherapist, and speaker. The views of Angela Brownemiller are centered on the great potential of the human mind, heart, and soul, and on the rights of all of us, who and whatever we are (or think we are). Angela Brownemiller views the human consciousness as a wealth of opportunity for exploration, insight, knowledge – and survival. For more information on her work in the literary fields, see DrAngelaLiterary.com. For information on her other work, see DrAngela.com and AngelaDeAngelis.com, also AddictionStoppers.com.

Address
PO Box 2505, Rohnert Park, CA 94927

Word by Word Writing Design

Ida Rae Egli

From my years of experience in the English department of Santa Rosa Junior College, I know how to encourage developing writers. I am good at coaching fiction and non-fiction writers and enjoy reading their work, no matter whether novice or advanced in scope. I specialize in developmental and content editing: the first two or three read-throughs. I offer extensive comments and analysis—and welcome our coming together in conference. I offer complimentary samples of my work. Ida Rae Egli

Business Name
Word by Word Writing Design
Website Address
Phone Number
707-292-8405
Business Description

Word by Word Writing Design is owned and operated by writer-educator-editor Ida Rae Egli. She has been teaching writing and memoir for thirty years and editing and coaching developmental writers for ten.

Bio

A Californian whose roots go back to the Gold Rush era, Ida Rae Egli was raised in Mendocino County. She moved to Santa Rosa to teach language arts and literature at Santa Rosa Junior College—for twenty-five years, serving as chair of the department. Still captured by the beauty of Sonoma County, she writes fiction and non-fiction, teaches memoir writing, and coaches writers, editing their developing manuscripts.

Address
6642 Stone Bridge Road
Santa Rosa, CA
95409

Rainfall Press

Kymberlie Ingalls

Kymberlie Ingalls has been writing in various forms for over three decades, specializing in memoir, personal essay and short fiction. She lectures on topics such as marketing/branding, social media, inspiration and crafting techniques. Kymberlie is also active in many branches of the California Writers Club, which includes leading a successful members' marketing support group at the Berkeley Branch. She has created critique groups and taught creative writing in Adult Education programs... Her style is firm and honest in edits, coaching and writing.

Business Name
Rainfall Press
Website Address
Phone Number
925-324-5106
Business Description

Editing: Genres generally accepted are short stories, contemporary fiction, novels, comedy/satire, memoir, essay, articles, blog content. I'm open to most work, let's see if we're a fit.

Services are tailored to meet client-specific needs. For marketing, branding, social media, etc. I offer advisement and consultation, but do not provide these specific services.

Bio

Kymberlie Ingalls is a blogger and author, native to and still living in the San Francisco Bay Area. The creator of the successful sites Writer of the Storm and Neuroticy = A Societal Madness, she began blogging in the late 90s, before it became the phenomenon that is prevalent today.

Her work focuses on personal topics such as love, relationships, grief and memory loss.

Ms. Ingalls has a colorful history in stage, comedy, auto racing, radio broadcasting, adult education and individual author coaching. All of this feeds her broad scope of writing in memoir, prose, fiction and opinion essays. She has received praise from critics, colleagues and readers for her heartfelt honesty and emotional depths.

Address
P O Box 415
94522

Paper-Pencil-Pen

Nicole R. Zimmerman

I offer the following services:

~ website content, copy editing, and proofreading
~ blogging for businesses or organizations
~ coaching/writing instruction
~ how to submit work for publication

Business Name
Paper-Pencil-Pen
Business Description

Paper-Pencil-Pen includes a 7-year blog that contains information about authors and agents, conferences and contests, as well as exercises, event recaps and writing advice.
http://paper-pencil-pen.blogspot.com/

Bio

NICOLE R. ZIMMERMAN is a 2019 recipient of the Discovered Awards for Emerging Literary Artists, produced by Creative Sonoma. She holds an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco and is an alumna of Lit Camp. Her Pushcart-nominated work has appeared in publications including the Los Angeles Times, the Bohemian, and literary journals like Birdland Journal, Toho, Cagibi, Origins, South Loop Review, Creative Nonfiction.

Nicole freelanced for Petaluma Patch, as a Towns correspondent for The Press Democrat, and as a copywriter for Viator, a TripAdvisor company. She lives in Penngrove where she hosts Shut Up & Write!™ sessions and leads writing workshops using the Amherst Writers & Artists (AWA) method.

Renaissance Consultaitons

S.A. “Sam” Jernigan

Offering a full menu of publishing-related assistance, and specializing in publicity/promotion -- including for first-time authors.

Business Name
Renaissance Consultaitons
Phone Number
530.362.1339
Business Description

At Renaissance, you have the option of obtaining help with just one piece of your publishing puzzle – OR receive comprehensive assistance in bringing your early stage project to marketplace fruition.

Scope of services available includes bringing a raw manuscript through the entire development process including editing/book development, graphic design (marketing-oriented front/back jacket + interior layout; also photo and image editing/enhancement), self-publishing (print and/or ebook), and your book’s all-important promotion & launch including obtaining pre-publication endorsements/reviews, regional and/or national publicity, arranging for retail distribution, setting up all Amazon arrangements including enhanced marketing strategies for optimizing your book’s performance online, as well as researching and reaching out to sizable populations of just-right readers for your specific title.

Overall, there’s a bottom-line marketing focu$ to all aspects of our work on behalf of authors…

Bio

Hi, I’m “Sam” Jernigan and have spent a lonnng stretch in the publishing trenches, having originally begun my work in this sector during the mid-90s while on staff with a then-sizable publishing company. They were based in TN and I worked as a Marketing Administrator in their satellite office in Santa Rosa. When they closed down their west coast operation, I hung out my own shingle, originally specializing in book promo.

Over the years, I’ve specialized in working with first-time authors for whom I’ve been able to acquire first tier publicity (see roster on my website), and have expanded into book development with the same aggressive marketing orientation.

Recent local successes: www.RiverBeachPress.com, www.DRRpress.com, also CathyWild.com

Address
PO Box 561
Auburn, CA
95604

Stacey Dennick

Stacey Dennick

I’m a writer, editor, digital and print media creator and creative writing instructor. My goal is to help you tell the story you were meant to tell.

Business Name
Stacey Dennick
Website Address
Phone Number
415-246-1227
Business Description

Editorial services to take your story to the next level.
Coaching sessions to keep you on track.
No fee Creative Writing classes through SRJC‘s OAP program.
Graphics for social media and print using Photoshop and InDesign.
Video and audio editing – podcasts, instructional presentations, entertainment.
Affordable website creation for small businesses and individuals.

Bio

I’m a writer, editor, digital and print media creator and creative writing instructor. My goal is to help you tell the story you were meant to tell. A thoughtful and encouraging editor, I help writers shape their memoirs, develop their fiction and focus their non-fiction.
As a media creator (AKA tech geek), I layout books, create reasonably priced WordPress websites, and Photoshop graphics. I edit video and podcasts.
I have an MFA in Writing from the University of San Francisco.
SCBWI Member and Sonoma County Coordinator.

Address
Sebastopol, CA
95472