“Mary was extremely professional and timely with communication and productivity. Was very happy to be working with her as she made the process super easy. Helped me create a book I am proud of.”

- Omar Syed, children’s author

Specialties

  • Children's writing, fiction/nonfiction, rhymed/unrhymed

  • Review/critique, collaboration on, editing, or proofreading of your work

  • Adult writing, nonfiction informative or fiction

  • Inspirational/motivational writing

  • Technical editing

  • Business communications and brand writing

  • Assistance with or editing of CV, application essay, bio, presentation, speech, memoir

  • Business communications and brand writing

  • Personal: obituary, eulogy, memorial, special occasion poems/speech (birthday, retirement, toast, etc.)

  • Refinement or personalization of AI-generated text

Process

I use Google docs. I can use tracking where necessary, and I can either convert to and from Word (docx) or share the document online.

Note: I can also provide editing for a pdf; the process will vary depending upon the document.

I will begin:

  • with your draft, whether a personal statement, memoir, or rough article or story, OR

  • by posing questions that will assist you in communicating what it is you want to say, and how you want it to be said.

I will edit or write (and forward) a draft:

  • in full, for a short piece,

  • in part (one or two chapters of an ebook, for example) for a longer piece, in order to provide you a preview and allow me to gain a better understanding of the job and scope

  • one piece at a time, usually, if we are doing a set or series.

I will await your feedback on the draft and await your collaborative feedback.

I will then complete or revise the work and, depending upon your specific needs, bring it to a finished form.

Where appropriate and in the case of mutual agreement, we can collaborate through document-sharing on google docs, working in the same document at the same time.

“Mary is amazing, she gave me amazing feedback, she did a great job, editing, proofreading and more. Communication was excellent and just talking to her was so refreshing, she made me feel comfortable all the time. I can’t wait to work with her again.”

-Nena Khir, author