Creative nonfiction books

Memoir

• Alexander, Stephen. Up from Poverty. Structural edit, 2018
• Berry, Marion Ann. Behind the Kitchen Doors – The Summers. Self-published, 2018. I wrote an editorial letter to guide Marion Ann in making substantial revisions to her book. 
• Duong, Anh N. Between Crossfires: Running from the Vietnam War and Iranian Revolution. Line edit, 2014. I was hoping this book would find a home, but publishers have said that the narrator doesn't convey enough emotion. I thought that was a strength of the book, as the narrator is a young boy growing up in a war zone who hasn't experienced peacetime.
• Gibson, Malcolm. Myopia: Growing Up White in Apartheid South Africa. Kingston: Woodpecker Lane, 2015. I wrote an editorial letter and suggested a number of structural changes. Malcolm made those revisions (somewhat grudgingly) and then asked me to do a line edit. I continued to work with Malcolm on two more memoirs. All three will be launched in 2020!
• Gibson, Malcolm. Unremarkable Odyssey: From Cape Town to Kingston. Kingston: Woodpecker Lane, 2019
• Gibson, Malcolm. Accidental Bureaucrat: Taxing Times and the Ministry of Sickness. Kingston: Woodpecker Lane, 2019
• Gourdier, Catherine. Breathe, Cry, Breathe. Line edit, 2018. Catherine's manuscript has been acquired by HarperCollins and will be published in 2021. Congratulations, Catherine! ​
• Heritage Memoirs. A Memoir: Robert W. Stubbs. Copy edit, 2018
• McLaughlin, Lynn. Life Rocks! A Story of Recovery from Meningioma. Structural and line edit, 2016.
• Miller, Gordon. A Son's Lament. I completed a structural edit  in the form of an editorial letter in 2018. Gordon was unable to carry out all the suggested changes and asked me to revise the manuscript. I did that in 2019, and Gordon is now seeking a publisher for his book.​
• Schmalz, Otto. As the Bombs Fell: My Childhood during the Time the Nazis Ruled. Victoria: FriesenPress, 2018. I copy edited about one third of the book, and Otto trusted Friesen to do the rest.
• Schmalz, Otto. Out of the Ruins: Growing Up in Post-War Germany. Victoria: FriesenPress, 2019. Heavy line edit.  

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Writing a memoir is an emotional journey that is both personal and daunting. I was fortunate to work with Ellie on mine.
            I was dealing with someone who not only did a wonderful job on the structural and stylistic editing, but also understood my feelings and thoughts. She sensed what I wanted to convey.
            Her insights and new perspectives shifted the story beyond what I was doing on my own, helped me find my voice and made me a better writer. ​

--Gordon Miller, author of A Son's Lament

PERCEIVING our world through creative nonfiction 

• ​​McNaught, Alexander D. A Place Called Wallbridge. Epic Press, 2016. Alex has become a local authority on the history of Wallbridge, a village in Hastings County that no longer exists  but that once was a lively civic centre with tradespeople , a cheese factory, a school, church and more. I rewrote the manuscript to help Alex preserve this fascinating heritage.
• Mundle, Robert. How to Be an Even Better Listener: A Practical Guide for Hospice and Palliative Care Volunteers. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, 2019. I worked with Robert on substantive edit by asking questions that helped him to clarify what he wanted to say. The book has become the centrepiece for Robert's business, Robert Mundle Productions, through which Robert offers educational workshops & webinars, talks, podcasts and documentaries on spiritual health for professionals and volunteers.  I was delighted to be interviewed for his podcast on the topic of "how editors help authors." Have a listen:  https://robertmundle.com/podcasts/
• Strouhal, Frantisek, Chantal Robert, and Jakub Strouhal. Illuminations: Art Embracing Awareness. Mirage Studios, 2019. I edited the prose poems and reflections for this luminous book that encourages readers to slow down, breathe, and see.
• Van Immerseel, John M. For a Better Life: The Story of Dutch Emigration from Rotterdam to Quebec City, April 26-May 5, 1952, Aboard the Sibajak.
• Wright, Dorothy. Side Effects: A Nurse’s Journey through Secondary Traumatic Stress. Victoria: FriesenPress, 2016. I did a line edit and also asked questions to

As a novice writer working on my first major work, I can’t thank you enough for guiding me through the editing process to ensure that my manuscript was a good as it could be. You were amazing to work with. Your skills in all the aspects of editing brought For a Better Life to a level that would never have been possible without you. 

​--John Van Immerseel

Scholarly books

hISTORY AND RELIGION

• ​​Ahrari, Ehsan M. The Islamic Challenge and the United States. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2016.
• Axworthy, Thomas S., ed. Bridging the Divide: Religious Dialogue and Universal Ethics. Foreword by Helmut Schmidt. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2008
• ​Bramadat, Paul, and Matthias Koenig, eds. International Migration and the Governance of Religious Diversity. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2009
• ​Clarke, Brian, and Stuart Macdonald, eds. Leaving Christianity: Changing Allegiances in Canada, 1945-2011. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2017
• Dewar, Kenneth C. Frank Underhill and the Politics of Ideas. Foreword by Bob Rae. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015
• Ehrhart, Hans-Georg, and Charles C. Pentland. The Afghanistan Challenge: Hard Realities and Strategic Choices. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2009
• ​​Ludlow, Peter. The Canny Scot: Archbishop James Morrison of Antigonish. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015

arts

• Jarraway, David R. Wallace Stevens among Others. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015
• Leroux, Louis Patrick, and Charles R. Batson, eds. Cirque Global: Quebec’s Expanding Circus Boundaries. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2016
• Murray, Jennifer. Reading Alice Munro with Jacques Lacan. Montreal: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2016

HEALTH CARE

• Carson, A. Scott, Jeffrey Dixon, and Kim Richard Nossal, eds. Toward a Healthcare Strategy for Canadians. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015
• ​​Duckett, Stephen. Where to from Here? Keeping Medicare Sustainable.  Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012
• Flood, Colleen M. Data Data Everywhere: Access and Accountability. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2011
• Lazar, Harvey, John N. Lavis, Pierre-Gerlier Forest, and John Church, eds. Paradigm Freeze: Why Is It So Hard to Reform Health-Care Policy in Canada? Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013
• McCreary, Bruce D., and Jessica Jones. Intellectual Disabilities and Dual Diagnosis: An Interprofessional Clinical Guide for Healthcare Providers.  Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013

IMMIGRATION POLICY

• ​Andrews, Caroline, John Biles, Meyer Burstein, Victoria M. Esses, and Erin Tolley, eds. Immigration, Integration, and Inclusion in Ontario Cities. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012
• ​Biles, John, Meyer Burstein, and James Frideres, eds. Immigration and Integration in Canada in the Twenty-first Century. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2008
• ​Nieuwenhuysen, John, Howard Duncan, and Stine Neerup, eds. International Migration in Uncertain Times. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012

PUBLIC POLICY

• Banting, Keith G., Richard P. Chaykowski, and Steven F. Lehrer, eds. Thinking Outside the Box: Innovation in Policy Ideas. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015
• Chaykowski, Richard P., and Robert S. Hickey, eds. Building More Effective Labour-Management Relationships. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013
• Graham, Andrew. Using Case Studies for Teaching and Knowledge Management in Public Administration. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2011
• Purchase, Bryne. Navigating the Titanic: Economic Growth, Energy, and the Failure of Governance. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2013
• Shanahan, Theresa, Michelle Nilson, and Li Jeen Broshko, eds. Handbook of Higher Education Law. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2015
• Slinn, Sara, and Arthur Sweetman, eds. Dynamic Negotiations: Teacher Labour Relations in Canadian Elementary and Secondary Education. Kingston: McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2012

​JOURNALS & Reports

I edited about 100 articles as a  copy editor and proofreader for Canadian Public Policy and the Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health from 2005 to 2015. I've also edited a number of reports, most recently a series of reports for the Environmental Sciences Group at the Royal Military College of Canada.

We very much enjoyed working with Ellie on the editing process of Cirque Global. She was a careful, insightful, and respectful reader, always open to discussion but also extremely well-versed in academic writing. Unfailingly professional and a pleasure to exchange emails and ideas with, we warmly recommend Ellie for copy editing and stylistic editing.       

– Louis Patrick Leroux and Charles R. Batson, eds., Cirque Global: Quebec's Expanding Circus Boundaries 

Author

Barton, Ellen. Driven by a Dream: The Story of Ongwanada 1948–1998. 196 pp. Kingston: Quarry Press, 1998

Barton, Ellen. Purpose & Passion: Kingston General Hospital Auxiliary 1905–2005. 276 pp. Kingston: KGH Auxiliary, 2005