Got a story to tell or a book that
needs to be written?
A quarter-century's experience in
book editing is at your fingertips.
needs to be written?
A quarter-century's experience in
book editing is at your fingertips.
I can help you create the book you have in mind:
from concept through outline to finished
manuscript.
Services include:
* Creative consultation based on three decades of
experience in bringing a book idea to market
* Substantive editing, both before and after you start writing:
advising on voice, outline, structure, organization, style and
all the little things that make your words light up the page
* Copyediting and proofreading: all those nasty little details
that, if neglected, make your book stand out for all the wrong
reasons
* Advice on publishing and promotional strategies
* Boosting your spirits, commending your perseverance and
reminding you that this is supposed to be fun!
My favorite genres:
* Biography/Autobiography, History, Social Issues, Health,
Spirituality, Religion, Psychology, Cookbooks
* Try me! I've edited every subject from Japanese
woodworking to self-help and channeled manuscripts, from
hockey history to Southeast Asian cuisine.
Rates: Subject to an assessment of the work required.
Together we will create a budget and work within it.
Contact me for an estimate at sacredbody1@yahoo.com.
from concept through outline to finished
manuscript.
Services include:
* Creative consultation based on three decades of
experience in bringing a book idea to market
* Substantive editing, both before and after you start writing:
advising on voice, outline, structure, organization, style and
all the little things that make your words light up the page
* Copyediting and proofreading: all those nasty little details
that, if neglected, make your book stand out for all the wrong
reasons
* Advice on publishing and promotional strategies
* Boosting your spirits, commending your perseverance and
reminding you that this is supposed to be fun!
My favorite genres:
* Biography/Autobiography, History, Social Issues, Health,
Spirituality, Religion, Psychology, Cookbooks
* Try me! I've edited every subject from Japanese
woodworking to self-help and channeled manuscripts, from
hockey history to Southeast Asian cuisine.
Rates: Subject to an assessment of the work required.
Together we will create a budget and work within it.
Contact me for an estimate at sacredbody1@yahoo.com.
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Brian Scrivener holds a B.A. & M.A. in English Literature, part of a
lifelong passion for the power of words to both inform and transform. He
has been facilitating individual expression through the written word and
image as a writer, editor and publisher since 1978. His authors include
prominent Canadian figures such as Rick Hansen, Thomas Berger, and
Mike Harcourt, as well as First Nations groups.
Brian has co-authored two books and edited hundreds more over his
years in book publishing. Former Editorial Director at Raincoast Books
(the folks who bring you Harry Potter in Canada), earlier in his career he
was Acquisitions Editor at The University of British Columbia Press and
Senior Editor at Opus Books. He has taught writing and communication
at Canadian universities, and in workshops. He has been a member of
the executives of the Association of Canadian University Presses, the
Association of Book Publishers of B.C. and the Canada-Pacific Book
Publishing Society. He was founding president of the West Coast Book
Prize Society, which established the BC Book Prizes.
lifelong passion for the power of words to both inform and transform. He
has been facilitating individual expression through the written word and
image as a writer, editor and publisher since 1978. His authors include
prominent Canadian figures such as Rick Hansen, Thomas Berger, and
Mike Harcourt, as well as First Nations groups.
Brian has co-authored two books and edited hundreds more over his
years in book publishing. Former Editorial Director at Raincoast Books
(the folks who bring you Harry Potter in Canada), earlier in his career he
was Acquisitions Editor at The University of British Columbia Press and
Senior Editor at Opus Books. He has taught writing and communication
at Canadian universities, and in workshops. He has been a member of
the executives of the Association of Canadian University Presses, the
Association of Book Publishers of B.C. and the Canada-Pacific Book
Publishing Society. He was founding president of the West Coast Book
Prize Society, which established the BC Book Prizes.
Alchemical Editing
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What authors have said about Brian
Scrivener:
“I would like to acknowledge the
outstanding contribution of our editor,
Brian Scrivener, who went beyond the
call of duty. I would like to thank you for
your personal commitment to the
creation of this book. It was a joy
working with you.” Rick Hansen
“To Brian Scrivener for his editorial
input, his humour and his seasoned
perspective. I also want to acknowledge
his significant effort to shepherd this
book through its final phases.”
Dr. Joan Laub
Going the Distance: 7 Steps to
Personal Change
“Thank you for all your guidance,
patience, and for your alchemist’s craft
in transforming this text into a book.”
James P. Delgado, Waterfront: The
Illustrated Maritime Story of Greater
Vancouver
“Thank you for making this book a
wonderful and effortless experience for
me.”
Thomas Hobbs, Shocking Beauty
“The President’s Cup for editing goes to
Brian Scrivener, who was helpful, funny,
tireless, clever, overworked and (most
of all) patient in getting this book out of
me.”
Jason Cohen, Zamboni Rodeo
“Thanks to our editor, Brian Scrivener,
who began this process as a stranger
but finished it as a friend.”
Bob Nixon & Scott Simmie,
Tiananmen Square
“With my heartfelt gratitude for your
advice and assistance.” Thomas R.
Berger,
One Man’s Justice: A Life in the Law;
A Long and Terrible Shadow
“My editor, Brian Scrivener, greatly
improved the book.” Thomas R.
Berger, A Long and Terrible Shadow:
White Values, Native Rights in the
Americas
“With great tact and skill, Brian
tempered the rage, treated the syntax,
and, like Merlin, made it all better than it
started out to be.” Wayne Skene,
Fade to Black
“I must sincerely thank my editor, Brian
Scrivener, for once again putting on
display his editorial mastery of the rules
of zestful non-fiction writing, as well as
exhibiting a sense of tact and patience
that should place him on the spectrum
of forbearance just to the left of Job.”
Wayne Skene, Delusions of Power
“Il miglior fabbro.”
Alec Rose, Nisga
“My appreciation to Brian Scrivener for
helpful suggestions and encouragement
to go ahead and share a sensitive
subject.” Charles Ferris,
Twelve Dimensions
“I am still not quite certain what Brian
Scrivener did with the manuscript, but I
do know his contribution made for a
better book.”
Alex Macdonald, Outrage: Canada's
Justice System on Trial
Scrivener:
“I would like to acknowledge the
outstanding contribution of our editor,
Brian Scrivener, who went beyond the
call of duty. I would like to thank you for
your personal commitment to the
creation of this book. It was a joy
working with you.” Rick Hansen
“To Brian Scrivener for his editorial
input, his humour and his seasoned
perspective. I also want to acknowledge
his significant effort to shepherd this
book through its final phases.”
Dr. Joan Laub
Going the Distance: 7 Steps to
Personal Change
“Thank you for all your guidance,
patience, and for your alchemist’s craft
in transforming this text into a book.”
James P. Delgado, Waterfront: The
Illustrated Maritime Story of Greater
Vancouver
“Thank you for making this book a
wonderful and effortless experience for
me.”
Thomas Hobbs, Shocking Beauty
“The President’s Cup for editing goes to
Brian Scrivener, who was helpful, funny,
tireless, clever, overworked and (most
of all) patient in getting this book out of
me.”
Jason Cohen, Zamboni Rodeo
“Thanks to our editor, Brian Scrivener,
who began this process as a stranger
but finished it as a friend.”
Bob Nixon & Scott Simmie,
Tiananmen Square
“With my heartfelt gratitude for your
advice and assistance.” Thomas R.
Berger,
One Man’s Justice: A Life in the Law;
A Long and Terrible Shadow
“My editor, Brian Scrivener, greatly
improved the book.” Thomas R.
Berger, A Long and Terrible Shadow:
White Values, Native Rights in the
Americas
“With great tact and skill, Brian
tempered the rage, treated the syntax,
and, like Merlin, made it all better than it
started out to be.” Wayne Skene,
Fade to Black
“I must sincerely thank my editor, Brian
Scrivener, for once again putting on
display his editorial mastery of the rules
of zestful non-fiction writing, as well as
exhibiting a sense of tact and patience
that should place him on the spectrum
of forbearance just to the left of Job.”
Wayne Skene, Delusions of Power
“Il miglior fabbro.”
Alec Rose, Nisga
“My appreciation to Brian Scrivener for
helpful suggestions and encouragement
to go ahead and share a sensitive
subject.” Charles Ferris,
Twelve Dimensions
“I am still not quite certain what Brian
Scrivener did with the manuscript, but I
do know his contribution made for a
better book.”
Alex Macdonald, Outrage: Canada's
Justice System on Trial