Or, what I posted today on my editorial-services blog:
In honor of the midwinter holiday of your choice - or the summer solstice, if you happen to live in the Southern Hemisphere - Dr. Doyle’s Editorial and Critique Service (i. e., me) is offering a special seasonal opportunity:
Now you can give your writerly friend, relative, or significant other an editorial-services gift certificate. Purchase it now on their behalf at
the usual rate, and I’ll enter it on my scheduling spreadsheet as a paid-for job, date TBD. I’ll even supply a printable PDF gift certificate suitable for putting into an envelope and sticking in somebody’s Christmas stocking.