Matthew Chase Whittemore as Freelancer

As a freelance partner I aim to bring skill and experience to your company for much less than the cost of a full time or a part time employee. By providing services that are flexible in scope and scale I can fit into your company's vision for the future no mater how quickly you wish to develop.

I understand the volatility of the work load at a small press. One week brings an overwhelming amount of projects while the next week is a relative tundra of available work. By using my services during the exciting, but perhaps overwhelming, times, your office can be more balanced.

Lastly, I'm not here to help your company become another big box publisher. I am a firm believer that the companies who rule the industry today fail readers, writers and themselves. I'm here, instead, to you help your company's unique identity and innovative practices meld so as to create what will hopefully be the first in a long line of enduring new publishing models that are good for everyone involved.

If you are interested in my services please contact me at mcwhittemore@gmail.com.

Explanation of Services

Editorial Services

Copy Editor

I am a second pair of eyes, catching awkward word choices, spelling and grammar mistakes in any form of copy your company uses. From emails, to web content, from book jackets to press releases, when you need ever word to be correct I can help.

Copy Writer

Don't have time to write another author bio or rework a book's summery for a potential advertiser? Don't sacrifice quality, let me agonize over word choice while you stay up with your other deadlines.

Reader Reviews of Manuscripts

Know your next great novel is sitting somewhere in your avalanche-ready slush pile but don't have the time to weed it out? Let me bring my two years of editorial experience to the task and condense those long manuscripts and book proposals to one page reader reviews.

Detailed Manuscript Evaluation

Taking a risk on a potentially great manuscript is vital but coaching new novelists through the pit falls of their stories is a long tiring task. This process is something I greatly enjoy and will do with a strong professional that gets the product you need without sacrificing the authors vision.

Online Content

Site Design

I have over five years of website design experience ranging from personal projects to websites for non-profits. I believe is clean and easy to modify designs that look great. Check out what I’ve done with Evolve.

Site Modification

If you have a website that simply needs to be reworked, no job is too small for me, from adding a search feature to setting up that long needed blog, I am ready and willing to help. Check out what I’ve done with Operation Exodus.

Site Content

A good website is much more than a good design. There must be strong digestible content that inspires readers to come back looking for more. And then there must be more to satisfy the thrust you have awoken in them. I am available to manage or write content or to simply provide advice.

Online Communities and Social Networking

Twitter, Facebook and many other online communities are markets for your products. As an avid purveyor of the ever-growing number of options I can help you understand their potential or leverage it for you.

Design

From book covers to new logos I have twenty plus projects under my belt. There are defiantly designers who are more experienced and skilled than me, but if you need an affordable yet strong product here are a few examples of my work with Evolve.

Curriculum Vitae

Editorial Experience

• A BA in Writing from Houghton College
• Writing copy for Operation Exodus and Mission Raleigh newsletters,
• Reading submissions/Writing readers responses for The Overlook Press, Evolve Journal, and Houghton College
Publications.

Web

• MissionRaleigh.org/blog/ (7/06-8/08, site currently suspended)
• HalfPoundPoetry.com (9/07-8/08, site now defunct)
• momentpic.blogspot.com (4/08-8/09, site inactive but still available)
• OperationExodus.org (coming 9/10)
• EvolveJournal.org (4/10-Present)

Design Experience

• Eight jacket designs for Houghton College (11/08-4/09)
• Logo design and five Issues images for Evolve Journal (04/10-Present)
• Calendar, Web design and Newsletter design for Operation Exodus (01/10-Present)
• Web design and video editing for Mission Raleigh (06/07-08/07)

Contact Me

For inquires about my services, the cost of my services and for requests about further explanation of my experience please email me at mcwhittemore@gmail.com or call me at 646-573-4888.