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Artful editing for memoir and narrative nonfiction
I work with writers to help them start and finish their projects, deepen their writing craft, and develop the confidence they need to trust their creativity and achieve their writing and publishing goals.
Have you always wanted to write a memoir but don’t know where to start?
Have you written a memoir that doesn’t feel quite right but you’re not sure why?
Are you struggling with revision?
Services for Writers
Blueprint Sampler
Struggling to write your memoir? Unsure how to focus it? The Blueprint Sampler gives you a taste of thinking it through and working with a book coach. You’ll receive all 14 blueprint questions and work with me on the first three.
Developmental Editing
Receive a 12-page editorial letter that assesses all the big-picture issues in your manuscript and provides specific recommendations for revision.
Full Blueprint for Memoir
Plan your memoir – the core story, the key scenes, the arc of change – so that you can write with purpose, clarity, and confidence. You’ll receive detailed feedback on all 14 blueprint questions and the first two chapters.
Line Editing
Refine your sentences, clarify your story, and elevate your craft.
Manuscript Evaluation
Unsure whether your story is any good or how to revise it? Get a 6-page report that assesses the overall strengths and the top five things to work on.
Your First 30 Pages + Synopsis
Is your memoir pitch ready? Nail the beginning in light of the ending (described in the synopsis) to snag the attention of agents and publishers.
How It Works
Book coaching is about the writer and your creative process.
Editing is about the writing -- the finished manuscript you'll share with readers.
Hi, I’m Ellie!
I’m a highly trained editor and certified book coach specializing in memoir and narrative nonfiction. I believe that we learn through stories, and that we’re always telling ourselves stories about our lives. Some of these narratives are true, and some are harmful interpretations that get stuck on rewind in our heads. To me, there is nothing more important than helping writers to discover their true stories or to delve into a topic that affects us all. I bring over twenty years of experience to this transformative work of midwifing stories onto the page and into the hands and hearts of readers.
"Ellie did two or three rounds of editing on my book. Her editorial letter gently prompted me to share more of my personal story and guided me in revising. That was followed by an exquisitely careful line edit. Important life events kept happening while working on my book, and her help made my task so much more manageable."
Nancy MacMillan
Let me do for you what I did for them.
Artful editing for memoir and narrative nonfiction
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Services
Blueprint Sampler
Full Blueprint for Memoir
Manuscript Evaluation
Developmental Editing
Line Editing
Your First 30 Pages + Synopsis
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