Rubin McClain

Work with me

Shaping ideas, strengthening writing, and engaging communities.

Thoughtful scholarship for your community. Careful editorial support for your writing.

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Discuss Your Writing Project

Speaking

Scholarship in conversation.

Talks for conferences, churches, universities, retreats, and community gatherings. Speaking engagements and lecture series bring biblical scholarship into a shared setting for learning.

Workshops

Single-session, half-day, or full-day workshops.

Guided book studies

Study Mixed Identities and the People of God together with your community.

Writers’ retreats

An inquiry topic for a conversation about your group’s writing goals—not a scheduled program or package.

Send a Speaking Inquiry

Rubin McClain speaking to an audience

ideas are better in conversation

Editorial

Care for the idea. Attention to the page.

From an early concept to a developed manuscript, choose support that fits your project. Scope, pricing, and timeline are agreed in a proposal before booking.

Idea & Concept Consultation

60 minutes · $150

Includes a written summary of recommendations.

Manuscript Assessment

$0.015–$0.020 per word

Includes an editorial letter and follow-up consultation.

Manuscript Editing

$0.03–$0.05 per word

Depending on scope and level of editing. Developmental editing considers structure and argument; line editing attends to expression and flow; copyediting addresses clarity and consistency at the sentence level. The scope is agreed in the proposal.

Book proposal development & publishing coaching

Inquire for scope and pricing

Support for shaping a book proposal and discussing the publishing process, with the work defined around your project.

Theological review

Theological review is included in all editing and consultation services, with attention to clarity, consistency, and responsible interpretation of Scripture while respecting your stated theological commitments.

Discuss Your Writing Project

How it works

A clear, considered beginning.

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Send an inquiry.

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Discuss your goals.

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Agree on scope, pricing, and timeline.

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Confirm your booking.

Start with an inquiry. No checkout or scheduling platform is connected.

Let’s start a conversation.

Tell me about your event, your community, or the writing project you’re developing.

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