Ghostwriting, Editing, Publishing, and Screenwriting Services In The United States And Abroad P.O. Box 1898 / Mt. Pleasant, SC 29465-1898 USA Call toll-free: 1 (800) 876-6202 / Fax: +1 (843) 881-1899 / From overseas: +1 (843) 881-6080 Electronic mail: dickcote@bookdoctor.com |
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INTERNATIONAL
WRITING SERVICES
Welcome! No matter what country you live in, we can turn your ideas and experiences into compelling, finely-crafted non-fiction books, novels, and feature film screenplays ready to compete for top dollar in the highly-competitive literary and theatrical marketplaces.
By visiting our main page and by using the buttons to the left, you will find descriptions of the many writing, editing, and marketing services we offer. Below you will find a description of our international capabilities and a list of projects we completed for our clients outside the United States, and for U.S. clients who needed work done abroad.
Our Capabilities My staff of fifteen writers, editors, and screenwriters and I pride ourselves on our willingness to travel anyplace, anytime, to serve the needs of our clients. We serve clients throughout the world from our base near historic Charleston, South Carolina, which is located on the U.S. Atlantic coast, midway between New York and Miami. We're just one day away from Europe and two days away from Asia. No matter where you live, we can be there soon to solve your writing, screenwriting, and publishing problems.
Whether we travel to London to write a screenplay for a feature film, Moscow to interview an accused spy, or Rio de Janeiro to research a novel, our work is produced on time and to the highest standards of the international publishing and film industry.
We can translate any language to and from English and transfer information and finished work instantly over the Internet. We have banking arrangements in both the U.S. and Europe. In short, it's extremely easy to do business with us wherever you are. And we have never missed a production deadline.
Our Services Here are some of the ways that we can solve your writing, ghostwriting, editing, screenwriting, and marketing problems:
- Travel to wherever you live to learn your needs and help you develop, focus, and perfect your story.
- Write (or help you write) a powerful novel, non-fiction book, or motion picture screenplay which expresses your story and ideas clearly, powerfully, and with imagination.
- Conduct interviews, library, and other research anyplace in the world.
- Convert a book into a screenplay or a screenplay into a book.
- Translate your existing book manuscript or screenplay into English.
- Rewrite your material so that it meets the standards of American English.
- Edit your material so that it meets the standards of the American publishing industry.
- For non-fiction books, write a book proposal and sales letter and submit them to literary agents and publishers.
- For works of fiction, write a synopsis and sales letter and submit them to literary agents and publishers.
- As professional members of the Publishers Marketing Association, we can arrange to have your book published, promoted, distributed and sold throughout the United States.
Recent Successes The following are examples of the work we've done outside the United States. You may click on the national flag or the highlighted words to learn more about how we helped our clients achieve their goals.
Brazil: I spent ten days in Rio De Janeiro and visiting the countryside south of Rio doing extensive research for a techno-thriller novel.
Israel: One of my screenwriters and I collaborated in London with Yair Packer, an Israeli writer, and wrote a feature film screenplay entitled "Private Lives."
Japan: We did the preliminary research for a Japanese publisher of audiobooks who wanted to produce a series of cassette tours of popular California destinations for Japanese tourists. We also developed a detailed story outline for a Japanese businessman who wanted to write a novel based upon his experiences in America. In 1995 I visited Tokyo to conduct literary research on a comparative religion project.
Korea: We edited The 31st Man, an autobiographical novel of Korea by Mr. K. C. Lee. For a different book, I visited Seoul and Pusan for literary research.
New Zealand: I wrote a feature article entitled "Not Just Medium Or Dry" about the explosive growth of New Zealand's top-quality varietal wines. I also researched the culture of New Zealand's indigenous Maori people for a planned trilogy of novels set in New Zealand's colonial period.
Paraguay: I spent eight days in and around Asuncion conducting photographic research and interviews with civilian and police personnel for a thriller novel about international terrorism.
Russia: I spent two weeks in Moscow interviewing accused spy, Edward Lee Howard, and KGB sources prior to ghostwriting his memoir, Safe House: The Compelling Memoirs of The Only CIA Spy To Seek Asylum In Russia.
Switzerland: We edited the English language version of The Wheelchair Guide To Zurich for a Swiss publisher.
United Arab Emirates: I spent a month in Dubai collaborating with an Arab client to produce a book proposal and writing sample for a novel dealing with the Arabian Gulf.
United Kingdom: I worked in London, Bath, Cornwall, and York to research a novel set in London and the English countryside. In a separate project, I also worked in London and Cambridge to research a science thriller novel set in Cambridge University and Brazil.
Our Guarantee If you entrust your writing or editing project to us, we guarantee that it will be carefully planned, written and edited to the highest professional standards and finished on time, within budget. You can read more about our total commitment to the welfare and success of our clients by reading our Pledge To Our Clients.
Contacting Us We encourage you to contact us at any time to discuss your project in total confidence and without cost or obligation.
Our bags are packed, our laptop computers are charged, and our passports are up-to-date. We look forward to helping make your writing project a success in the very near future.
- From anywhere within the 50 United States, call toll-free: 1 800 876-6202.
- From abroad, call +1 843 881-0232. We are in the same time zone as New York City and Miami.
- Fax us at +1 843 881-1899. Our computers and fax share this line. If you get a busy signal, try sending your fax between 11:00 PM and 9:00 AM New York time.
- Or send us e-mail at any time: dickcote@bookdoctor.com.
We use Eudora Pro 4.1 e-mail software, which can read either ASCII or HTML-based e-mail.- If you send us an attached file, please use MIME encoding and save the file in one of the following word processing formats: Microsoft Word up to version 8.0, WordPerfect up to version 8.0, RTF or ASCII. Please tell us what software and version the file is saved in.
We are Professional Members of the The Small Press Association of North America, the Publishers Marketing Association, and the Bay Area Editors Forum
