Writing & Editing Services

Are the instructions for your pattern packets or design projects visually appealing,

clearly written, and easy for your customers to use?

Does your web copy clearly convey your personality, describe your products, and successfully sell your message?

If not, I can help!

You have a great product, design, or pattern packet, right?

Your customers love the model and really want to make one . . . they order from you, but are they able to create your beautiful product using your written instructions? You are a great designer, but not everyone writes good instructions. Just the same, your customers expect good instructions that are easy to follow and have supporting illustrations to make the creative process easy and pleasurable.

As a former technical writer and editor, I can help you with this dilemma. I can assure you that your customers will be 100% satisfied with every aspect of your pattern packet or kit, especially the written instructions that are critical to their success in creating your design. It will bring them back for more, which means repeat business and happy customers for you!

Knowing how to make instructions complete, concise, and easy-to-follow is not an innate talent.

Clear, concise writing comes with schooling, years of practice, and many interviews with test subjects who are actually trying to use a set of instructions. Research, and lots of it, has brought me to the point where I feel very comfortable offering to help others.

I have had technical writing and editing papers published in the conference proceedings from International Technical Writing Conferences held in New York City, Chicago and San Francisco. I worked in a technical publications department of an international company for 14 years. Now, as a designer, I write instructions for my own products and for projects that appear in various magazines and publications. I can help you, too!

Have you ever tried  to follow written instructions to learn how to do something new?

Did it take you longer than you wished it had, and did you experience frustration, or did you cast the instructions aside and wing it? Do you want your customers to experience that with your products, or would you rather make them smile with satisfaction right from the start?

I offer affordable rates and can help you achieve your goals for customer satisfaction and repeat business. Samples are available for you to review.

Writing/Editing Services:

• Consulting with you to discuss your needs

• Developing new instructions for patterns or kits

• Re-writing, editing and improving your existing instructions

• Creating graphical branding of pattern packets to coordinate with your web site or shop logo

• Writing and editing web site copy

As a fiber artist and designer, I understand your goals.

I understand your products, and I know your customers' needs. I can draw on my talents as a writer and editor to either take your existing instructions and improve them, or create a new set of instructions for your patterns and kits.

Easy-to-follow steps, concise writing in the imperative voice, photos of your model and supporting illustrations of specialized techniques are vital to your customers, especially those who are new to your type of art or craft. Make it easy for them to succeed from the start, and you'll improve your reputation and create repeat business!

To discuss your needs, just give me a call (440) 984-3486, or email -- I will be very happy to assist you!