Consulting

SUCCESS CRAFT: as times change I want to help you in multiple ways:
*Making connections
*Moving easily through transitions
*Attaining your goals


CONSULTATIONS IN WRITING / PUBLISHING / EDITING
PUBLISHING SERVICES

I provide a full range of editing and book packaging services in any genre: NOVELS, NONFICTION, MEMOIRS, FAMILY HISTORIES, SPECIAL TRIBUTES, CELEBRATION BOOKS, CHILDREN’S BOOKS, PHOTO BOOKS. Each project is custom-tailored according to your needs. I can guide you through print-on-demand processes and marketing ideas.
I can help you find agents & publishers.
I want to inspire you to create unique books.

Here are more topics:
* Marketing & media
* Building a platform
* Strategic planning
* Speeches, workshops
* Web site copy & blogs
* Proofreading
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My experience includes:
* Nine books with such publishers as Putnam, Random House, Atheneum, W.W. Norton, Shambhala. Stories and articles have appeared in such magazines as Harper’s, Ms., Book Forum, New Age, and Camera 35. I have made many radio and television appearances.
* My imprint has published 18 books and received a national science award, grant from the NEA, been the subject of a PBS film documentary, and included in The Best of the Small Presses.

In addition to my extensive experience in writing and publishing, I have instructed for 20 years at the Long Ridge Institute on writing stories and articles for adults and children.

CREATIVITY COUNSELING

CREATIVITY in life and work go hand in hand. With a variety of techniques, I can help you solve problems, realize your potentials, and access an ever-flowing stream of ideas and intuitions. You can move through difficult situations and times of transition with greater ease and meaning. An authorized Intensive Journal consultant for 20 years and author of nine books, I have been much honored for my work. The United Nations once honored me a “Most Remarkable Woman” for my work in writing and psychology.

My motto is: “Proceed from the dream outward” – Anais Nin

Call 406-587-3356 or email Valerie@valerieharms.com to arrange a consultation. For workshops see Events page.

Telephone consultations & classes are available. Payment accepted through a Paypal account or certified check only.

Selected Works

nonfiction
Dreaming of Animals
"Animals show us in dreams what we need to do to heal ourselves and the Earth" - James Hillman
The Inner Lover
Using passion as a way to self-empowerment
National Audubon Society Almanac of the Environment/ The Ecology of Everyday Life
A compendium of articles, quotes, puzzles that show how our daily activities affect ecosystems. Published by Grosset/Putnam.
Tryin' To Get to You, The Story of Elvis Presley
That's me at age 15 - to Elvis' right
Frolic's Dance
The story of a snowshoe hare surviving in its community in Glacier Bay, Alaska. A Smithsonian Heritage Book.
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