The Bardic Institute
The bardic Instititute is the work of Dr. James Maertens, writer, writing consultant, scholar, and wizard. The principal purpose of the institute is research and writing in the fields of history, mythology, literature, and the fantastic.
Dr. Maertens holds a Ph.D. in English from the University of Minnesota. He has years of experience teaching writing and working as a consultant for clients with writing projects. If you have a dissertation, article, novel, or book manuscript that needs the eye of a trained editor and learned adviser, please contact James via electronic mail.
Initial consultations are free. After the scope of the consultative work has been arranged, fees for reading, editing, and commenting on your work are charged at a rate of US $3.00 per page. Thus consultaton on a 40-page article or short story would run to $120. Consultation on a dissertation or manuscript of 200 pages would be $600.
Among the branches of the Institute are Bard Woodcrafts, a traditional wandery devoted to the crafting of druid wands and other magical implements. Another branch is the International Research Branch which sponsors travel for our scholars and writers-in-residence. Finally, there is the Linnaeus Endowed Chair of Creative Writing which is presently occupied by Princess Linnea Kristina Peterson Maertens, a promising young writer and expert on many subjects.
Please visit Bard Woodcrafts and affiliated organizations through the links to the left.
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