portfolio

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testimonials

  • "Emily is a fantastic editor—sensitive, meticulous and wonderful to work with. She is exceptionally attentive to language, sense, rhythm and punctuation. She made excellent suggestions for ways to trim and tighten my manuscript and improve its clarity. I thoroughly recommend her."

    Deborah Pike, author, The Players

  • Emily transformed my half-baked tangle of ideas into a polished manuscript that I am truly proud to query. She is an editing machine! Quick, worldly, painstakingly detailed, brilliant, professional, personable, hilarious. Emily doesn’t try to change your vision, your goals, your story—she elevates them. She is masterful at synthesizing your voice into a story that is well-rounded and ready to take publishing by storm. She is also a wealth of knowledge. She picks up on everything from developmental story structure to tiny line-level grammar. I was frequently amazed at her insightful and detailed suggestions. She was sure to make my characters consistent, my pacing engaging, my prose deliberate. Seriously, I cannot say enough about her raw talent as an editor. But more than that, Emily is an incredibly supportive person. As a new writer, I was regularly plagued with self-doubt and imposter syndrome. Emily was (and is) very reassuring. And patient. Very patient. She provided guidance and advice with unwavering enthusiasm. Having her as your editor will be an absolute gift to you and your story.

    Sarah Green, author

  • Emily was a lifesaver! I desperately needed to cut 10,000 words off my novel and didn't know how to do it. Emily helped me not only figure out what to cut, but how to wordsmith and be more concise. She caught a lot of typos as well. She was encouraging, supportive, and understanding the whole time. I'm very glad I got to work with her."

    Caitlin Donovan, author

  • "I can't express how grateful I am for Emily's work. She has been instrumental in improving my fantasy series. I tried another editor before her and wasn't happy with the level of insight and feedback. She has improved sentence variety, suggested word changes, improved the flow, commented on voice and believability, called out plot holes. My story has vastly improved and I owe it to Emily's diligence and attention to detail."

    M.H. Kadifichi, author, A Sword Within Shadows

    (4.8 stars on Royal Road with 185,000+ views)

  • "Emily is an amazing editor. She spots every detail, and she has an amazing grasp of style and nuances of grammar. She is also friendly, down-to-earth, and easy to work with."

    Matt MacIntosh, writer

  • "Amazing professionalism from day one and Emily always made sure my expectations were not only met but surpassed through the quality of her work! A++ and highly recommended."

    Dr. Ismail D. Badjie, author, Life as a Hyphen

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