Services
Book Coaching
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Brainstorming
Starting from scratch? We’ll help you outline and brainstorm, push through writer’s block, meet deadlines, and maintain a writing routine.
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Strategizing
As your book comes together, we’ll help you chart a path to publication, choose collaborators, steer clear of bad actors, and build critical negotiation skills, empowering you to enter every partnership with confidence.
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Story Consulting
Whether you’re an author, an organization, or an entrepreneur, you need a story. A good one. With our guidance, you'll craft a narrative to keep your audience engaged, invested, and hungry for more.
Editorial Support
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Manuscript Analysis
What's your book about? Who is it for? And why now? Before editing, we must answer these questions, defining not only what your book is, but also what it's destined to be.
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Developmental Editing
You’ve got a manuscript. But it’s a mess. We’ll help you plug the plot holes and make big decisions, like which subplots to eliminate, to set later drafts on a firm foundation.
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Structural Editing
Now you need structure. We’ll help you arrange your scenes, condense or expand sections, and deploy information with both reader experience and narrative integrity in mind.
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Copyediting
You want lucid, elegant, powerful prose that sounds like you. We do, too. You don't want gaudy language, choppy syntax, monolithic paragraphs, and so on. Neither do we. Let's make it happen.
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Proofreading
Your manuscript’s been through the ringer. Just a little more to go. Typos to ferret out. Comma splices. Spelling errors. Once we squash those bugs, you’ll have a book worthy of funding and ready to read.
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Portfolio Review
Whether you’re seeking funding or a day job, you need a solid professional portfolio. We’ll help you hone your resume, CV, and cover letter so that wherever you show your face, you’ll win respect and recognition.
Grant & Fellowship Proposals
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Applying for Grants & Fellowships
We’ve won prestigious grants and fellowships. We’ll help you do the same. With our guidance, you'll attract the support and recognition that your work deserves.
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Vetting & Querying Agents
Not every author needs an agent, but if you want to work with one, choose one that's worth their salt. We’ll help you vet, query, and get your book into the right hands.
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Developing a Book Proposal
Every author, whether traditionally published or not, should know their audience and their book's relationship to the market—and that's exactly what writing a proposal involves.
Marketing & Promotion
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Market Research
It's time to translate your story into language that marketers will understand. With our help, you'll do so without sacrificing your work’s fundamental integrity.
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Personal Branding
What do you care about? Who are your people? Which values do they—and you—hold dear? We'll help you signal answers to those questions before they're even asked.
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Publicity
To launch a book, you'll need a lot of people on your side: YouTubers, bloggers, influencers, and many, many more. They've got to want to be part of your story. It's time to win them over.
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Social Media Strategies
You can't be everywhere all at once. Instead, be where it counts. With our help, you'll choose the right platform(s), reach more readers, and never spread yourself too thin.
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Promotion through DateKeepers Channels
We've gained a following of over 100,000. Our friends and collaborators have large audiences of their own. We'll boost your visibility and spark interest in your story all around the globe.
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Professional Referrals
We can't do everything. No one can. That's why we invest in our friends and collaborators. Let us know what problems you’re facing. Someone with a solution is an email away.
Training & Mentorship
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Training for Editors: How to Edit for EFL Writers
EFL writers (who work in English as a foreign language) need different forms of editorial support than native speakers. During this training, you'll learn how to help EFL clients successfully navigate cultural translation, inter-language interference, and more.
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Training for Writers: How to Think Like a Literary Entrepreneur
It takes a village to bring any book to market—but everyone in that village has different incentives. During this training, you'll learn how to think like an agent, an editor, a publisher, a marketer, a publicist, and a salesperson. Never get blindsided: know what it will take to make your book succeed.
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Training for Young Professionals: How to Survive!
Economic instability, degree inflation, changes in labor relations, AI, and other emergent trends are making it harder than ever for young professionals to thrive. We'll help you gain the knowledge, tools, and skills you need to beat the odds, find your niche, strategize, and succeed. ​
Testimonials
Peppur Chambers
Author
Your feedback is spot on and really helpful, and the editing is thoughtful and concise. Nicely done!
Bertrand Frot
C-Level Executive
Dedicated, clever, respecting deadlines, always ready to learn and to improve processes, it was a real pleasure to work with Itto.
Aditi Lele
Biologist & Educator
I can't stress enough how Mekiya has excellent editing skills but also very important is that he is kind hearted but practical and takes the time to understand your work.
Natalie Shear
Educator
Itto is probably the hardest worker that I have ever met. If she doesn't know it, she will figure it out. She is capable of handling many unique and difficult situations with grace. I definitely would recommend working with her, for her or hiring her for any writing job.
Abdelghafour ben Lahbib
Educator
Mekiya's commitment to excellence is evident in every project he undertakes. His dedication to creating spaces for meaningful expression adds a profound layer to his commendable qualities as a writer and editor.
Shalini Rana
Poet
Thank you very much for the helpful edits, especially the stronger verbs! I’m very pleased with the correspondence and feedback you’ve provided.
Contact
For service inquiries, please use the subject line "Requesting Services" and include a detailed project description. We keep a full calendar and cannot guarantee timely responses to last-minute requests. For best results, please contact us at least three months in advance of your project's projected commencement date.