TESTIMONIALS
“I have had the great pleasure of working with Shelly on several projects over the years. At all times, they proved to be a skilled and enthusiastic professional. Their expertise and insight, along with their kindness and high integrity, make Shelly an ideal editor for writers working on creative projects. ” – Ann Y.K. Choi, author
“Shelly, with their experience in publication, really helped to demystify the publishing and editing process for our group of emerging writers. The detail they went into for their processes and the anecdotes they told gave us the confidence to write work that will be publication ready.” – John Bao
“With enthusiasm and a sense of preparation, Shelly went over the ins and outs of editing including points on both the basic areas of knowledge and answers to more specific questions. They were such a joy to listen to and made me feel more confident as an editor and a writer.” – Chelsea Kowalski
“After our intro meeting, we felt a genuine connection with Shelly and felt they truly understood our brand’s mission! Shelly was punctual, responsive, and provided meaningful feedback on all projects given. Even working in different timezones, Shelly made the process easy due to great communication and worked passionately on our projects!” – Sydney L., worked with her start up team on business scripts & pitches
“Working with Shelly was great from start to finish. I found Shelly via the freelance platform UpWork. She approached my poetry book project professionally from the get-go and responded to messages in a timely manner. Defining the project scope, discussing deadlines & task and reviewing the project after finalization worked very smoothly due to Shelly’s experienced and therefore relaxed but also firm and goal oriented way of working. As a first time author, I could not have wished for a better editor for my book. In addition to Shelly’s professional approach to editing, she showed to have a heart for writing and publishing (in my case of poetry), i.e. the craft as such. I already mentioned to her that I am working on my next book and that I would be delighted if she would review it as my editor again. I can only recommend working with Shelly.” – Andreas Freyaldenhoven, author of The Fruit of Effort is Hope.
“Shelly was a dream to work with. I found her edits to be spot-on and exactly what my book needed. I will be bringing all of my work to her from now on.” – Bruce Van A., children’s author
“My experience working with Shelly was pleasant and efficient. I was highly pleased with the level of communication received. I found her edits and suggestions for improvement useful, as she met our expectations while making tasteful suggestions that called out attention to relevant items.” – Jordan G. Project was a large-scale blog post editing contract.
“Shelly’s edits were extremely helpful and demonstrated a mastery of grammar and literary convention. Implementing her suggestions made the manuscript into a better work. Her status updates were both timely and informative. Shelly demonstrated consummate diligence in completing a long project ahead of schedule and I really appreciate the time that went into it!” – Jeff W., fiction author
“I loved working with Shelly. From the very first point of communication, she was kind, professional, and I felt very comfortable sharing my work with her. The edits and suggestions that Shelly gave were excellent, and I now feel so much more confident submitting my work to a publisher. Thank you so much!” – Lauren M., picture book author
“Shelly is a diligent, thoughtful, and meticulous editor with a keen eye for detail and helpful feedback to share. Whatever you’re looking for, they can cater their edit to meet your needs. Shelly is a pleasure to work with and I can’t recommend them highly enough!” – Tali V., Publisher of The Soap Box Press
“I hired Shelly as an editor for my debut poetry book Letters to Myself, a collection about a young woman’s journey through self-love, travel and inner healing. I immediately knew I was in good hands when I first met her. She was instrumental in bringing my book to life, providing both substantive and copy editing over two iterations of my manuscript. Shelly demonstrated incredible attention to detail, a deep understanding of how to support a writer’s vision throughout the editing process, and provided me with comprehensive feedback on how I could improve the collection. I would gladly hire her again for my next book!” — Alexandra Mireanu, author of Letters to Myself
5 – STAR REVIEWS
In addition to working directly with clients, I sometimes complete projects via UpWork where I have an 100% Job Success Score and I am a top-rated provider. Here is some of the wonderful feedback I’ve received on that platform:
“Shelly is an amazing person, super professional, responsive and a great editor. 10/10”
“Shelly is always enjoyable to work with, and we appreciated her help on this project reviewing hundreds of blogs for grammar errors, fact-checking, and overall readability and “flow.” She is easy to work with because she is clear about expectations, both about her own work and availability and asks good questions to ensure she is delivering what you are hoping for. Working with Shelly makes my job easier every time. Thanks again, Shelly!”
“Shelly was great to work with. I leveraged her as a copy editor for a poetry book. I appreciated her attention to detail and her willingness to really understand the poems and then provide relevant edits to make them even stronger.”
“Shelly was extremely proactive and professional from the very beginning working for [company], she delivered good work always on time, hope we can work with her again.”
“Shelly completed every milestone in a timely manner and was very responsive to feedback!”
“Shelly exceeded my expectations.”
“Thanks for your help, tweaks, speed, and kindness.”
