Hi. Welcome to Writeaway.

Writeaway works with business and political clients to create or improve existing written materials.

Whether you’re writing a new document or revising material that’s been out there for a while, the clarity, flow and messaging inherent in your written materials are essential to helping you accomplish your objectives.

Editing Services

What do we mean by “editing services”? It’s simple. We make your existing written materials better. We start by studying your current document – line by line, word by word – noting specific changes that will make it more readable and more interesting.

The result is material that is fresh, easier to understand and more useful as a means of communicating and informing your audience.

We can turn your rough drafts into polished, highly professional documents or re-write existing materials to help you improve their appeal and effectiveness.

Yes, we write materials for our clients from scratch, working with you and your staff and doing original research to make sure the content is just right. But then our editing services can save you and your company time and money by revising documents that already contain the basics we’ll use as a starting point.

Documents we can help you develop or improve.

For our political clients we write or edit…

Position Papers
Press Releases
Palm Cards and Door Hangers
Fliers
Mailers
Print Ads
Radio and Television Commercials
Speeches
Op/Eds
Website Content
Fundraising Materials

And for our business clients…

Administrative Manuals for Internal Use
Print Ads
Radio and Television Commercials
Mailers and Other Materials
Executive Speeches
Presentations
Website Content
Product Operating Manuals
Business Plans and Proposals
Applications for Financing
Plain English Version Writing for Attorneys, Technical Companies and for Clients for Whom English is Not Their Primary Language.

As you can see, we’ll write or edit pretty much any written material you need with three exceptions… No scientific or otherwise technical materials. No student papers. And no third party documents over which you do not have ownership.

We’ll write or edit materials for any person or company provided they are not a competitor with any of our other clients with whom we have worked in the previous twelve months. Politically, party affiliation isn’t a consideration, provided only that the candidate has integrity and is dedicated to serving the community he or she will represent.

How do we charge for our services?

Writeaway rates – which we have structured to be affordable and fully competitive with what others with comparable skill and experience charge – will vary depending upon the specifics of the engagement. We charge by the hour or by the engagement depending upon the nature of the work you need.

We can even structure a retainer program for those of our clients who have various different needs that may come about sporadically, with little notice, and require a quick reaction on our part. It’s as if you’ve hired an employee to write and edit for you on an unscheduled, part-time basis without any of the usual employer/employee expenses.

Be sure to ask about our even more affordable rates for small business startups, non-profit organizations and political campaigns.

Satisfaction guaranteed.

Our rates are surprisingly affordable. Even so, how can you be sure the quality of the work we’ll do for you is worth what we charge? That’s a legitimate concern and the reason why we guarantee your satisfaction. Simply put, if you’re not satisfied with the work we do, don’t pay us.

When you first contact us, we’ll talk about precisely what editing, writing and research services you need. There is no charge for these preliminary discussions. Shortly thereafter, we’ll give you an estimate of the costs of providing those services including a list of milestones defining the accomplishment of the engagement. If you approve an engagement, we’ll proceed, but there will be no payment in advance except, in rare cases, for travel expenses you pre-approve. Most of the work we do is done via remote contact with our clients, but there are times when visiting a site, attending meetings or conducting interviews in person is necessary.

Payments will be made at the completion of each milestone – to be made if and only if you are satisfied with the quality of work we provide. You may, of course, terminate the engagement at any time, without penalty, owing payment for only for travel expenses, if any, already incurred and for those services we’ve provided for completed milestones for which you were satisfied with our work product.

For some engagements that involve the acquisition of business financing or raising of campaign contributions, we may even be willing to work for you on a commission basis.

Confidentiality

All work we do for our clients – even the identity of our clients – is strictly confidential.

Contacting Us

When you’re ready to learn more about how our writing and editing services can help you, your company or campaign, you can initiate contact us in any of the following ways….

You can email us at [email protected]. We’ll email or call you back, usually within twenty-four hours.

Or you can call or text us at 443-621-3880. That’s my cell phone number. My name is Les Cohen. I’m the senior writer/editor at Writeaway. We specialize in providing our services as quickly as our clients need assistance – hence the name of our company. So, call anytime, evenings and weekends included. If you get voice mail, leave a message. We’ll get back to you before you know it.

We’re based in Columbia, Maryland, supporting clients throughout the mid-Atlantic states and beyond.

Good luck with the current project for which you are interested in engaging writing or editing services. We’re looking forward to hearing from you and to the potential of working with you and your organization.

Les Cohen, Senior Writer/Editor
Columbia, Maryland
443-621-3880
[email protected]