“Judge My Apocalypse”

Because of my background in disaster science and emergency management, I found I’d educated myself out of some of my enjoyment of high-stakes disastrous, apocalyptic, and post-apocalyptic stories. This service is designed to help writers – and, really, to help me have more books to read that don’t make me want to reach for the disaster science bookshelf.

As an author, you would:

• send me 5-10 pages of world-building and description of the apocalypse or disaster at hand
• meet for approximately half an hour to talk about it, including general aims and other factors

After which, I would send you:

• 1-3 pages of notes on items to consider and general factors that would be applicable to your scenario
• 3+ academic journal articles about relevant topics to read (PDFs or Open Access as possible)

This package is a flat $150.

Editing

I do structural and content editing primarily: I look at a project for theme, plot holes, linguistic consistency, and characterization. Projects have included editing web content and copyediting and proofreading for Island Writer, the Biden School Journal of Public Policy, and Wisconsin Gardens.

Web Presence

My speciality is websites for small businesses or projects, such as this website or https://yardineveryyard.com/. Services include recommending hosting, branding consultation, website building and maintenance, and recommendations for SEO and visibility optimization over time.