Great writing is a group project.
Jamie has the kind of editorial approach that sinks past surface level and digs deep. She challenges writers to not just describe the how of it but the why of it. Sharp-eyed and encouraging, Jamie has both the skill and the heart to hold writers accountable and make them feel like their story is worth telling. Her close reading of your work will highlight what can be strengthened, and she’ll cheer you on the whole way.
Jamie is a real writer’s writer, with serious editorial chops. She delivered an exceptionally thoughtful editorial letter and detailed line notes on my memoir manuscript. Her feedback was incisive and perceptive, addressing everything from word choice and sentence structure to the deeper layers of story, theme, and message. Plus, she turned my 73,000-word draft around in an astonishing four days! Her insights guided me in revising and strengthening the manuscript into something I’m genuinely proud of, giving me the confidence to begin submitting it to agents. I can’t recommend her highly enough.
Jamie read the second draft of my manuscript with that rare combination of generosity, intelligence and — above all — honesty that every writer hopes for. I’d asked for structural feedback, and she delivered in a dynamic, attentive way, while still offering insights on syntax, pacing, and character development when they mattered. Jamie engaged with my manuscript as a living narrative: rather than offering only high-level commentary, she left thoughtful notes throughout the draft that captured her reactions as the story unfolded. Her feedback was never prescriptive or flattening.This gave me rare insight into how the book actually lands and helped me see the architecture of my manuscript more clearly.
Jamie is an invaluable reader, and I was grateful to have her on my team while drafting my first book project. Because of her, I was able to see through my manuscript to the book it was meant to become — and to see more clearly what it already was. Jamie is a generous, sharp, and big-hearted editor. Anyone would be lucky to have her on their side.
I can help you say what you mean.
Every manuscript benefits from a second pair of eyes, and I’d love to look at yours. I bring more than a decade of professional experience and a lifetime of love for the written word to my editing career, with close reading that addresses everything from overall structure to line-level musicality.