“Kate is just entering the editorial game, but her edits are anything but novice. When it comes to line edits, I’ve worked with many people, and Kate is in my top 5. Here’s why:
She strengthened my sentences. I handed her five chapters that’ve had many passes, by many people, and she still removed a few ‘and’, ‘so’, and ‘my’ fillers.
When she found a word that she thought had a better fit, she offered good replacement options as well as her reasoning for suggesting the change.
She highlighted parts she loved and let me know what she was thinking as she read.
She did not offer suggestions for the sake of offering suggestions. There were whole pages that worked for her, so she left them as is.
She pointed out an opportunity to bring in more description and told me what questions were forming in her mind as she read.
Her suggestions fit my writing style, and she never tried to change the way I write.”
- Courtney Winn, Author of Vesselless (April, 2024)
Kate copy edited my debut novel, Bad Idea Lane, and let me just say how freakin’ fantastic she is to work with. She doesn't edit for the sake of editing, when she did leave notes, they were for things that genuinely needed to be fixed. I can't wait to work with her again because she truly does polish your work. I know she said she was new to editing, but her edits are anything but! I can't thank her enough for all the love she put into making my book shine.
— Krista Renee, Author of Bad Idea Lane (Summer, 2024)
“I’m so thrilled to have had Kate do a copy edit of my manuscript! She was such a pleasure to work with and her feedback was invaluable. She caught my mistakes and awkward phrasings. She left comments to highlight places she thought were well-done and anywhere she had questions or saw potential for confusion. She delivered impressively ahead of our schedule and was so kind and professional throughout. I’d highly recommend her to anyone looking for a set of fresh eyes on their writing!”
— Sarah Murphy, Author of Inkling (TBA)