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Jeannette Cézan

As a freelance writer and editor, she blends grammatical correctness with scintillating prose for projects as diverse as documentary and educational videos, articles and magazine columns, business plans, press releases, patent applications, technical documentation and business manuals, marketing collateral, Web site copy, brochures, advertising campaigns, and academic work.

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List of clients and books edited

 

1) Business Writing & Editing:

Well-written copy is one of the most effective methods of getting people's attention and attracting them to your product or service. Jeannette's business and marketing writing and editing involves paying strict attention to what it is that you want to communicate, and then helping you communicate your message in the clearest and most compelling way possible.

She provides a hands-on, results-oriented approach to business copywriting and editing, ensuring that you look good to your boss, your clients, your vendors, your prospects, and anyone else you need to impress.

She can start and manage any project from scratch, or come in midway to fine-tune your work so it shines. All of your documents deserve to be professional and first-class, their presentation unparalleled, their effect immediate. Count on her to make it so!

Here are some of the services Jeannette provides:

2) Individual Editing & Coaching:

All editing projects are different. Some involve straightforward copyediting; others may entail substantive changes in organization and style. When you first contact Jeannette, she will look at your project and help you decide the services that are best for you.

While editing fiction does not require adhering to the same stringent stylistic principles as does nonfiction, there are other issues that are equally important. An editor looking at a fiction manuscript will be doing the following:

Jeannette can look at as much or as little of your manuscript as you'd like. She can give you as much or as little feedback on specific issues as you'd like. Your success is her success.

3) One last word...

Do you want your ideas to soar, to dazzle, to rise above the quotidian, to be memorable? Then you need Jeannette Cézan. She is passionate about language and concerned about its correct usage. She brings a multicultural background and approach to every project, offering diverse viewpoints and an expression encompassing many different perspectives. She holds two masters degrees and a doctorate, so brings a strong background in academia to bear on projects as well.

Edited fiction projects include mainstream, historical, mystery, romance, and speculative fiction manuscripts.

Whatever your project, express it with words that will make a difference. To you. To your audience. To the world.

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Jeannette Cézan: Edited Fiction 

Literary:

  • Collecting Candace, Susan M. Brooks (Small Dogs Press)
  • Poet of the Wrong Generation, Lonnie Ostrow (in progress)
  • Water With Lemon, Stephen Moss  (Zonya Health International)
     

Mystery:

  • The Ghosts of Dunn's Cove, Pete Tedlie.

Romance and Contemporary Women's Fiction:

  • SisterWife, Natalie Collins (Zumaya Publications) – coaching/critique
  • Ivy's Dilemma, Reign Thomas (Dreams Publishing)
  • Jade's Dilemma, Reign Thomas (Dreams – upcoming)
  • The Online Diaries ("chicklit"), Annette Regier – coaching/critique
  • Loving Joe Gallucci, Kate Genovese (Four Seasons Publishing)
  • Two Weeks Since My Last Confession, Kate Genovese (Four Seasons Publishing)

Historical Fiction:

  • Angels at the Golden Gate, Paul Williams.
  • The Wayfarers, Stuart Tower (Lighthouse Press)
  • The Odyssey of Danny Helm, Hill Dement (Leathers Press, upcoming)

Young Adult:

  • Playing it Cool, Joaquim Dorfman (Random House)

Adventure/Thriller:

  • Apollo's Arrow, Warren Weisman (Sporeprint Books)
  • The Ice Age is Coming, Hill Dement (Leathers Press)

Speculative Fiction:

  • Morning on Delos, George Asimos (pending)

Jeannette Cézan: Edited Nonfiction 

Memoir:

  • Asian. Woman. Alone., Ayoung Kim (Trafford Publishing)
  • Life on the Fly, Neil Bennett (coached/critiqued)
  • Battered, Stephanie LeMonde (currently under representation)
  • Crisis, Abraham Fetsum

Self-Help:

  • Live Well Now, David Demko (Next Decade, Inc.)
  • To Relieve the Pain: Demystifying Addiction, Daniel Linder (RelationshipVision Press)
  • Beyond Sobriety: Relationships 101, Daniel Linder (RelationshipVision Press)
  • Dating: A Guide to Creating Intimate Relationships, Daniel Linder (RelationshipVision Press)
  • Unemployment is Opportunity, Keith Kwok (Red Publishing – Hong Kong)
  • Life: A Guide to a Meaningful Existence, Jacek Pogorzelski (published in Poland)
  • Is He Your Man, or Is Your Head in the Sand? Russell Price (self-published)
  • CPR for Your Sex Life, Mildred Brown (under representation)
  • The Diet Game, Marci Sloan (First Books)

Political:

  • American Hiroshima, David Dionisi (Trafford Publishing)
  • Life in the Trenches of American Society, James Joiner (Trafford Publishing)

Religion:

  • Opening into Worship, Diane Forsyth (Charistis Press)
  • Salvation and Sales, Charlie Traffas
  • The Human Reality, Clark Zinom (Trafford Publishing)

Financial:

  • Financial Planning for Your Microenterprise, Association for Enterprise Opportunities and the National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE Publications)
  • Achieving Financial Security in the United States: A Guide for Russian-Speaking Immigrants (NEFE Publications)
  • Leaders of Tomorrow: Financial Literacy and You (NEFE Publications)
  • In Control: Taking Charge of Epilepsy and Personal Finances, Epilepsy Foundation (NEFE Publications)
  • CAP Mentoring Guide, Kara Stewart (NEFE Publications)
  • Make the Most of Your Money! The Association for Retarded Citizens (NEFE Publications)

History:

  • The Jefferson Scholars Foundation: A 25-Year History (Jefferson 
    Scholars Foundation)
  • Leaders in Black History, Yvonne Davis (Davis Communications)

Training/Coaching:

  • Best Practices Staff Training Manual (Harvard Medical School & 
    School of Dental Medicine Publications)
  • Proposal for Northeast Utilities Service Company Training Course 
    (Davis Communications)
  • National Football League (NFL): Conflict Resolution Handout (Davis 
    Communications)
  • National Football League (NFL): Cooperative Contextual  Communications Workshop Booklet (Davis Communications)
  • Full-Impact Leadership Academy Training Packet (J.C. Watts, Inc.)
  • National Football League (NFL): Bias-Free Language Handout (Davis 
    Communications)

Other:

  • Let Me Play, Radford Castro
  • The Sauce, Edward Jaeck (Trafford Publishing)
  • Treasured Times: 101 Creative Ideas Under $10, Lonna Weidemann (LW Promotions)
  • 101 Gift Basket Ideas, Lonna Weidemann (LW Promotions)
  • I Love You As Big As An Airport, Neil Rosen and Kara Rosen.
  • "Understanding Recent Violence," op-ed piece, Yvonne Davis, New Haven Register
  • "The Down-Low Lifestyle: A Hidden Secret," Yvonne Davis, Hartford Courant
  • "Proposal for AIDS/HIV Assistance," Sub-Sahara African/Caribbean Charities
     

In addition to the above, I have edited (as well as written) business plans, white papers, Web site copy, video scripts, user manuals, patent applications, brochures, marketing collateral, corporate histories, and articles for company bulletins and newsletters.

I have also helped clients write query letters, cover letters, and book proposals.

See list of clients: 

Jeannette Cézan: Client List

Business Writing/Editing

Technical Writing/Editing

Book Editing

Articles, Documentaries

Promotional Materials

Web Site Copy/Design

Submission

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Required:
Submit a sample of your book manuscript or story (Word/DOC or RTF attachment preferred). The sample should be 5-50 pages. Large files should be zipped. Attachment not required if writing has not started (e.g., because you're looking for a ghostwriter).

Along with a sample, the following information is required. Ignore questions that do not apply to your project (e.g., footnotes).

(01) Word count of complete project (under "Tools" in MS Word):

(02) Put your 100-word (approx) synopsis/description here (or attach):

(03) Describe your genre and topic (e.g., nonfiction/self-help, science fiction, horror, romance, mystery, Western, young adult, children, poetry, Christian, creative nonfiction, literary):

(04) Deadline date, if any, for return of complete project. (Please be realistic. Remember that professional editors usually have a project in process.):

(05) If you have no immediate deadline, when do you want to start the editing process?: (For instance: within 30 days, within 60 days, within 90 days, 4-12 months)

(06) Level of editing desired/expected --

  • Copyediting / Proofreading / Line Editing (e.g., English corrections, typos, paragraph and sentence structure, word use)
  • Developmental (e.g., help with the big picture, such as flow/pacing, telling the story, characterization, structure, style)
  • Rewriting / Ghostwriting
  • Critique / Evaluation

(07) Number of charts/tables/pictures (if any):

(08) Writing style/format manual (e.g., Chicago Manual, APA, MLA), if applicable:

(09) Number of footnotes/references:

(10) Do you have a contract with an agent or publisher?:

(11) Do you plan to self-publish?:

(12) What is your budget for the entire project? $ ________________

(13) Your name:

(14) E-mail addresses:

(15) Day/evening phone numbers (required -- in case the response to your e-mail bounces or the editors need clarification regarding the scope of service needed, deadline, etc.):

(16) City, State, Country (or time zone):

(17) The name(s) of the editor(s)/writer(s) you'd like to contact.
(If no names are selected, your e-mail will be sent to several consultants chosen by the coordinator):

(18) How did you learn about our service?:

(19) Attach writing sample(s) (e.g., prologue, chapter 1, proposal, query)

Notes:

No hidden charges
We won't quote you one price and charge you another. When possible, we'll provide you with a per-word or per-page rate so you'll know up front exactly how much your project will cost. (Of course, we ask that you fairly represent the scope of your project.)

To learn more about the rates charged by professional editors, please see: Editorial Freelancers Association

It is a mistaken notion that freelance editors work "on spec" (speculation) with no payment to the editor. It is basically asking the editor to work for free. There's no guarantee that a book will see a profit (or even be published). The editors posted here do not work on spec.

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