Making your story sing
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Services

How can I help?

Parlandau provides writing and editorial services to businesses, nonprofits, book publishers, authors, and agents. Capacities include marketing and editorial copy for print and web, ghostwriting or collaboration on book-length projects, editorial direction, developmental and copy editing, project management, picture sourcing, grant writing, direct-mail writing, and identity packages.

I offer clear thinking, targeted messaging, efficient management, and a voice tuned to your needs. Areas of special experience and expertise include nature/environment, films and film production, business leadership, healthcare, and spirituality/personal growth. Not a tech-writing specialist but adept at making specialized content accessible.

For projects that need more than a one-woman band, I can bring in designers, web developers, picture researchers, editorial personnel, and/or consultants. Although neither a designer nor a developer, I know what makes good design and can work in WordPress, Wix, and Squarespace.

Depending on project type and length, I talk with clients to set a project fee, an hourly rate, or occasionally a royalty arrangement. Always ready to provide a free estimate; just email me.

Find details below and browse work samples. I look forward to connecting!

 

business writing

Does your company, organization, or design firm need engaging, persuasive, cant-free content for web-based or print marketing? I write and edit website content, product copy, marketing collateral, annual reports, newsletters, press releases, speeches, blogposts— any form your story requires.


developmental and copy editing

Do you need professional editing at any depth? For projects already under contract, I work with authors and agents to realize a book’s full potential. Most in-house editors don’t have the bandwidth for deep edits on every project (I’ve been on that side of the desk). I also love to copyedit.



custom/commissioned publications

Do you have a longer story to tell? A corporate anniversary, a milestone to celebrate, a property too special for a brochure? Your staff doesn’t have the time or expertise to plan, research, and write a book-length text, source illustrations, and coordinate design/production resources. I’ve filled those roles in creating books for major publishers, national nonprofits, and boutique businesses. A commemorative publication elevates a big event.


project management

Looking for a creative coordinator? As a book packager, I wrote content; hired and managed writers, designers, and editorial personnel; sourced pictures; got print quotes; and supervised projects through manufacturing, including press checks. This end-to-end capacity can serve all kinds of projects.



author collaboration

Are you an author, literary agent, or publisher seeking expert help to craft a publishable manuscript? I love taking deep dives into another mind and voice, shaping a book from interviews, notes, outlines, or drafts. I’ve worked with celebrities, scientists, business and spiritual leaders, adventurers, and memoirists. Standalone book proposals, too: a complete and professional proposal is the essential first step to traditional publication. I’ll also consult on self-publishing projects.


branding

Just starting up, or need to refresh your brand? With smaller clients, I conduct identity and branding exercises to develop a name, tagline, and core story: a great start for a modest investment. For larger branding projects, I can enlist an identity firm with more firepower and a top portfolio. Or, recruit me for your branding/naming teams.