Book Editing
Do you need a skilled and experienced editor for your creative project? I would love to work with you and your words!
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I work with writers at all stages - developmental, proofreading, and everything in between.
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Above all, I will honor your words and ideas - they're yours, not mine. My driving questions will throughout will be: "What is the writer's vision?" and "How can I support that vision?"
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I have experience writing and editing for over 10 years in nonprofit settings. My work with private clients has included grant applications, short story and poetry collections, academic papers (humanities), book proposals, and more.
I offer free 20-minute consultations and charge $75-100 per hour.
TESTIMONIAL FROM A CLIENT
"As a poet herself, Leila’s talent lies in her special sensitivity to words and ideas—her keen sense of their intertwined music and meaning. Consistently, throughout her editorial work on my short story collection, her instincts for pulling back, pushing for development, and cutting outright had an exquisite sense of correctness. There was balance and care on the word, sentence, and story level—an editorial range and exactitude no writer can live without. Like any writer deep in the weeds on a piece, I had been finding it difficult to see the work with fresh eyes—but with Leila’s notes, automatically trustworthy because of their innate artistry, a path forward became clear again. Her feedback inspired a whole round of revisions that demonstrably improved the collection. This was an invaluable gift to me and would be to any writer looking to perfect their project."
- Ben O.