MOLLY BESS RECTOR
Molly offers writing consulting and editorial services, from final-stage copyediting to developmental work. She is also available to help artists conceptualize, write, and edit artist statements, CVs, project descriptions, press releases, and other professional documents. Molly works on a sliding-scale hourly rate, negotiable for clients in financial need. An estimation of typical project times appears below.
Artist Statements
developmental: typically requires a conversation, 1-3 hours editing: 1 hour Project descriptions developmental: typically requires a conversation, 1-3 hours editing: 1 hour CVs editing: typically does not require a conversation, 1-2 hours Manuscripts developmental and conceptual work: requires a conversation, hours depend on project copyediting: 10-12 pages/hour |
In addition to her work on The Arkansas International, Molly has edited manuscripts and written descriptive copy for the following books, among others.
A Theory of Birds – Zaina Alsous The Accidental – Gina Franco Teeth Never Sleep – Ángel García Our Earliest Tattoos – Peter Twal Ya Te Veo – P. Scott Cunningham Walking with Eve in the Loved City – Roy Bentley The Blueness of the Evening – Hassan Najmi (tr. Mbarek Sryfi and Eric Sellin) Narcissus Americana – Travis Mossotti Unmanly Grief – Jess Williard A Short History of Monsters – Jose Padua |