Creative Lakes Media, LLC, formerly Brenner Editorial Services, works with authors, entrepreneurs and organizations who want to tell their story using powerful prose that differentiates them from the competition. Freelance writing and editing services available, as well as marketing consulting. Strategic marketing communications can support a book launch, increase product or topic awareness, increase sales, build employee morale, and garner community support. Brand consistency is critical whether you have a local, national or global presence.

Editing / Writing & Consulting Services offered:

• APA style manuscript editing for professors seeking successful journal submissions.
• B2B marketing consulting, editing, freelance writing or proofing services for news blogs, brochures, postcards, web sites, etc.
• Chicago Manual of Style and Associated Press news style editing of non-fiction manuscripts.
• Line editing author manuscripts (hyphenation, punctuation, quote marks, spelling and grammar, sentence structure, consistency checks, word usage.
• Proofreading of FINAL files prior to printing/publishing.
• Publishing services for association trade publications (Outsource the editing, layout, printing, and mailing services to one shop!)
• Writing speaker bios, news features, and more. Just ask!

Process: Let’s talk about your goals, your target market, and then delve into the details to make your work stand out, meet your objective and set a realistic, modest budget.

Our clients:

Clients include authors seeking to self-publish, small businesses with regional or national footprints, academic institutions, and nonprofits. I’ve worked with program directors and fellows at the University of Minnesota,  Hubert Humphrey School of Public Affairs, the International Saw & Knife Association, Gilda’s Club Twin Cities, Bet Shalom Congregation, national service/repair companies and US-based manufacturers, to name a few.

Publishing

Sharpeners Report

The Cutting Times

Business Writing

Bios
Brochures
News Articles
Postcards – Events / Sales / Announcements
Start-up Business Plan Editing
Web Site Landing Pages

Creative Writing

Novel (Greenleaf Book Group)

• The Moments Between Dreams  –During WWII, a Polish Catholic mother must discover her inner strength as she confronts a physically abusive husband while raising a child paralyzed by polio. Sparks fly when she meets a handsome news reporter covering the epidemic.

Essays

• Writers in the Know (WINK) Issue No. 4, May 2018 Essay: Giving Up a Career for Motherhood
• Minnesota Parent magazine (cir.40,000+), Feb. 2020 Essay: Bouncing Back! Recovering from the Tryout Blues–as a kid and as a parent–isn’t easy.
• Writers in the Know (WINK) Issue No. 15 Jan. 2021 Essay: When Friends Cancel, Eat Quiche 

Poetry

• Writers in the Know (WINK) Issue No. 9, Dec. 2019 Poem: The Triangle   (neighborhood shenanigans)

Children’s Books: Currently seeking agent and illustrators for Picture Book manuscripts:

• Cartwheels and Rainbows –A child discovers how to stay in touch after moving, and discovers ever present gifts from far away friends.
• Grandma’s Gift –A lonely grandmother adopts a kitten as a bond between her and a granddaughter. 
• Blackie’s Adventure –Humorous tale of a child’s frustration when she outgrows her favorite snow boots.