Services
BOOK EDITING
I provide developmental / structural editing and feedback for book-length manuscripts, available at any stage of the writing process, though having a draft in hand might be the most productive route.
CREATIVE CONSULTING
Whether you are working on a book, a website, a brand, or marketing a product/service/business, I will help you brainstorm and conceptualize it to determine a plan for moving forward. 1-hour video sessions.
MARKETING PACKET
Press release, mission statement, bio, website copy, and other marketing materials for individuals and businesses.
TALKS / WORKSHOPS
Available to give public talks or facilitate workshops on writing, editing, feature / arts and culture journalism, herbalism, astrology, and zine-making.
VIDEO EDITING FOR CREATORS
For YouTubers, podcasters, artists, speakers, and anyone who already records long-form content but doesn’t want to spend hours cutting it into shorts.
CLARITY AUDIT
For artists, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, cultural centers, arts organizations, universities, museums, and businesses producing content, I review your written materials and identify inconsistencies and weak spots, clarify your voice, and deliver practical guidance you can use going forward.
MOODBOARDS
Get the look, the feel, and the vibe for your wedding, brand, product, party or event, interior design/decorating, fashion line, new business or rebrand, app, garden/landscaping, album release/band, natal chart.
GHOSTWRITING
Want to tell your story? Or perhaps someone else’s? Through interviews and brainstorming, we will organize a table of contents and get your story down on paper, with vivid imagery and retellings of your memories.
Press releases, mission statement, bio, website copy, and other marketing materials for individuals and businesses for your new business, book/album release, art exhibition, tour, etc.
We will talk over your needs during a 1:1 video/phone call. Work will be delivered within one month.
Choose three of these elements and pay a $300 flat fee:
• Press release
• Website copy for homepage (or a rewrite existing copy)
• Artist bio / statement
• Moodboard
• Social media copy
I will help you brainstorm and conceptualize the best way for you to start your creative project, continue, or complete it. I’ll help you understand your project’s structure as a whole, while also ironing out details and creating a step-by-step plan to reach goals.
Whether you are working on a book, a website, a brand, or marketing a product/service/business, this will be fun.
Sessions are 1-hour video or phone call (your preference).
For YouTubers, podcasters, artists, lecturers, and anyone who already records long-form content but doesn’t want to spend hours cutting it into shorts. You know you “should be posting short-form,” but it can pull you away from your actual work. Let me remove the friction!
You provide: One full-length video (YouTube, podcast, lecture, Substack video, Zoom recording, etc.). 20-60 minutes recommended for best results. Longer videos may require custom pricing.
What’s included: 8-20 vertical (9:16) clips, each 15-60 seconds, for posting as Reels, TikToks, YouTube Shorts, etc. Clips include clean, readable burned-in captions by default. Additional customization (fonts, colors, emphasis styling) available on request. You will receive the finished clips as MP4 files within 7 days and can upload them over time.
All packages include one light revision round (timing or text adjustments).
PRICING:
Single clip / short / reel:
$30
Starter:
$100
4 short clips (from existing footage)
Standard:
$200
7 short clips (from existing footage)
High Volume:
$250
10 short clips
Moodboards are a direct and fun way to find and solidify your brand’s identity. Statistically, the visual identity—of an individual, project, company, or organization—is what clients first resonate with. I will help you find the visual language to tell the right story of your brand. Meet for a 1:1 video call to conceptualize your brand/product/business together, and I will generate a selection of three mood boards for you to choose from.
PRICING:
3 digital moodboards: $200
Optional add-in: Receive a list of chosen fonts, color palette, and styles used in each mood board, so you can develop your brand identity and marketing going forward. +$55
For artists, entrepreneurs, nonprofits, cultural centers, arts organizations, universities, museums, and businesses producing content.
Sometimes your mission is strong, but your writing isn’t carrying it, or the writing lacks clarity or cohesion as a whole.
I am a professional editor who understands editorial systems, works in arts and culture, and can speak to both writing and overall organization.
I will help you to get your written communication to sound coherent, intentional, and aligned across all platforms, including newsletters, email campaigns, website copy, event listings, press releases, social media, event/program descriptions, etc.
I will review a small set of your written materials (newsletter, website, recent emails, a few socials), identify inconsistencies and weak spots, clarify your editorial voice, and deliver practical guidance you can use going forward. No ongoing obligation unless requested.
The Clarity Audit includes a review of website copy, 1 newsletter/publication, 1-2 email campaigns and recent social captions, when applicable.
You will receive:
• a tone + voice document that answers: How do we sound? What do we care about? What do we avoid? How should writers talk to our audience?)
• a written report covering what’s working, what’s muddy, and how to tighten voice and tone
• 2-3 sample rewrites of your actual copy
“Whether she was finding new ways to cover topics in the realm of art, music, and film, or being a positive force of feedback and editorial support for my novel and other writings, Lauren has been an invaluable ally in all things literary.”
—Clark Kline, novelist and filmmaker
“Lauren is as sharp and talented an editor as I’ve worked with anywhere. We collaborated often at both The Frederick News-Post and Baltimore magazine and I trust her as my go-to first read for 5,000-word investigative stories as much as I do shorter arts and culture pieces and profiles of politicians. She is the best copy editor and proofreader I know, possesses a well developed and creative sense of design, and is a highly organized professional. I cannot recommend her work strongly enough for any writing, editing, or design position.”
—Ron Cassie, Baltimore magazine senior editor
“Freelancing for Lauren was an invaluable professional learning experience. Her shrewd editorial insight helped me conceptualize and build well-developed stories across a variety of topics such as arts and entertainment, environmental, and interview pieces. Brainstorming was easy, as she cultivated a collaborative and nurturing atmosphere and was always available to lend her journalistic sensibility for brainstorming when I pitched stories. Lauren has a discerning eye for innovative and timely story ideas. Her encouragement to dig deeper to enrich my reporting and leave no stone unturned helped guide and inform the direction of my writing. She is open-minded, approachable, and thorough.”
—Megan Parker, writer