Ghostwriter

You have an idea for a great book, or maybe you've already started on it.  But you're not completely comfortable with being a writer or the writing process.  The very idea of writing a book is a little overwhelming.  You may not have enough time, yet you have this idea that won't let you alone . . .

I will take your ideas, plot, characters to form and create a full-blown novel that is exactly what you want it to be -- or even better.  I do the work as your "hired hand" and you get all the credit with a fully publishable novel.

Your idea, your voice, your manuscript.  And no one will ever know . . .

Copy Editor

Maybe you're not so great at spelling, grammar, punctuation.  In publishing, it all matters -- every comma, homonym and awkward phrase.  It's like having a great car that just needs the dents and scratches fixed.  Get your manuscript cleaned up with straight-forward bare-bones basic content editing.

Manuscript Doctor

You have a completed novel, but you can't get a literary agent or publisher to accept it.  You submit sample chapters and get vague rejections that don't tell you what went wrong.  There may be something deeper and more pervasive than a simple spell check and grammar fix.  Your book is sick, but you don't know what's wrong with it.

You need an M.D. -- Manuscript Doctor.

Examining and correcting a multitude of possible causes, as a Manuscript Doctor, I will heal weak narrative flow, make characters more dynamic, add spark to dialogue, deepen plot, and help with the story arc and theme.

What is your writing need?  How can I help you write and complete the book you are destined to write?

Contact me for detailed information, and let's make your project truly come to life.  If you're really serious about becoming a published author, we need to talk.

Call (949) 829-1550 or email me at eric@ericdalen.com and let's discuss you, your work and your goals.  Together, we can make it happen.

Past work has been confidentially contracted, mostly for established authors who work under pen names, or who do not want it publically known someone else "assisted" on their creative work.

Specialties include (but are not limited to) mystery, suspense, thriller, western, and Christian fiction.