Erin Nelsen Parekh is a freelance writer and editor. She writes back cover copy and flap copy for books, edits fiction and nonfiction, and fine-tunes communications for causes and organizations she believes in. She has also enjoyed B2B journalism, ghostwriting, website content creation, and public relations work. To ask about a particular project, send an email.

Copywriting Ethos

Standard marketing copy for novels will run from 125 to 200 words and distill the tone, characters, and setup of the book into an exciting, attractive, and easy-to-read introduction. 

Nonfiction copy will run 150–200 words and position the work's value to the reader, describe what makes it unique, and explain what the reader can expect to find inside. 

Editing Ethos

I strive for clear ideas, smooth and expressive language, and absolutely correct mechanics. I can help with

• development of content: identifying the themes, ideas, and scope of a work

• structural editing: determining how to arrange a work

• review: evaluating a manuscript for strengths, weaknesses, and opportunities for improvement

• cleanup editing: adjusting style and mechanics to improve clarity

• copyediting: sentence-level edits for correctness and cohesion

• proofreading: finding those last imperfections before press

Works can be edited to Chicago or AP style. Fiction is always welcome. My nonfiction experience primarily encompasses works shelved as business and management, childcare, economics, energy, English language and literature, health, how-to, linguistics, military history, real estate, politics, and self-help.

Writing

Available for ghostwriting, journalism, and analysis on assignment. Please contact me with information about the project for rates and relevant clips. 

For all questions, please write enparekh at dramaticellipsis.com.