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  • Typesetting
  • Writing
  • Proofreading
  • Publishing
  • Coaching
  • Internet Research
  • Interviewing
  • Processing
  • Research
  • Science
  • Science Fiction
  • Software Design
  • Teaching
  • Word Processing
  • Editing

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Services

  • Editing and Book Doctoring

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Whether you need help developing an idea or a full line edit to prepare a book for submission or publication, we can help you. Costs range from $300 for a detailed evaluation of an outline and sample...

    DesignEditingPlot DevelopmentPublishingRewriting
  • Typesetting and Book Production

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    I do text preparation (including copyediting and proofreading), coding, interior design, typesetting and any required pre-press for books and/or ebooks, and can provide referrals for related services...

    CopyeditingEbookEditingFile ConversionOcr
  • Writing and Publishing

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    I'm the published author of 15 books ranging from science fiction and fantasy to nonfiction sports, popular culture, and business-related books, to a children's book. As a publishing professional for...

    CopyeditingEditingProofreadingPublished AuthorRevision
  • Creative Writing

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Leigh Ronald Grossman is a writer, college lecturer, editor, and book production expert with more than 20 years of experience as a publishing professional. He is the president of Swordsmith Productions,...

    CoachingInternet ResearchInterviewingProcessingProofreading
  • Resumes & Cover Letters

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Leigh Ronald Grossman is a writer, college lecturer, editor, and book production expert with more than 20 years of experience as a publishing professional. He is the president of Swordsmith Productions,...

    CoachingInternet ResearchInterviewingProcessingProofreading
  • Ghost Writing & Books

    $5/hr Starting at $25 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    Leigh Ronald Grossman is a writer, college lecturer, editor, and book production expert with more than 20 years of experience as a publishing professional. He is the president of Swordsmith Productions,...

    CoachingInternet ResearchInterviewingProcessingProofreading

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About

Published author of 15 books and longtime editor, typesetter, and book production expert

Leigh Ronald Grossman is a writer, college lecturer, editor, and book production expert with more than 20 years of experience as a publishing professional. He is the president of Swordsmith Productions, a book development and book production company, and taught publishing, writing, science fiction, and fantasy at the University of Connecticut for more than 15 years. Grossman is the author of 15 published books, and has reviewed books for several magazines. Previously, he was the Pre-Press Production supervisor at Avon Books, an editor at Byron Preiss Visual Publications/Multimedia, and a college-level history and writing instructor. He lives in northeast Connecticut, within about an hour of Boston, Providence, and Hartford.

Work Terms

Detailed information is available on my website at swordsmith.com. For new customers who are not established publishing firms I ask for payment prior to completion of first job; net 10 days or negotiated terms for established customers. Fastest way to reach me is via email (leigh@swordsmith.com) or skype (SwordsmithLRG).