Kenneth W. (Ken) Umbach
Company: Umbach Consulting
Phone: 916-733-2159 (voice mail) or 916-722-6897
E-mail:
Web site: www.UmbachConsulting.com
Services Provided
Editing for clarity and effectiveness. Fact checking. Formatting book manuscripts for POD publication. Technical editing and formatting of reports. Consulting on options for pursuing publication.
Specialty: Nonfiction, primarily, but have worked with fiction.
Experience: Thirty-plus years writing and editing professionally. Four years as independent business (sole proprietorship).
Other: Can provide flat fee by project or hourly rate, as appropriate to project. No fees without explicit prior client approval. No charge for initial evaluation of project.
Bio
B.A. in Government, University of Redlands; Ph.D. in Government, Claremont Graduate University. Nearly thirty years in California state government, encompassing writing, editing, and policy-related research. Policy reports and analyses published by the California Research Bureau, California State Library (see my website for more information). Columnist for Knowledge Quest (American Association of School Librarians).
Updated November 11, 2007