http://www.sfwa.org/2009/11/wanna-be-a-virtual-authors-assistant-maybe-not/ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Wed, 22 May 2013 23:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.sfwa.org/2009/11/wanna-be-a-virtual-authors-assistant-maybe-not/#comment-1177 Justine Greene Mon, 16 Nov 2009 10:57:03 +0000 Since you asked…I am a professional virtual assistant; although I do not limit myself to authors. My services are available to musicians and artists, as well. I currently have 3 clients: 2 authors and 1 musician.
Ironically, your very interesting article came to my attention via one of my clients, Yasmine Galenorn. (She sent you a tweet reply, in response to your request for feedback from authors and assistants.) I do not offer any of the services, as you described them, to my clients. My services are defined more by the roles a “real” assistant would provide to a professional in any field. Each client’s needs are different, and I tailor the services and hours worked to their needs and budget.
I do not review or prepare manuscripts, or chase down publishers, retailers, etc. Without getting into specifics (because, hey, this is my business, my “bread and butter”) I work with my clients within more social and marketing arenas. I leave their words to them; after all, they’re the professional wordsmiths. I just help make the backstage of their lives less cluttered so they have the time for writing and the ability to focus on the WiP. If asked nicely, I might even do windows.

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