Testimonials

Below are testimonials from some of the people that I have provided editing services for. They range from experienced authors to total beginners.

Whatever your level, I would be thrilled to help bring your idea to life and I hope these testimonials will give you a flavour of what to expect from my editing services.

Ellen is a talented writer and an astute and observant editor. My work would have remained cloudy and unpolished without their keen eye and candid commentary. Any copy or writing project is sure to benefit from Ellen's thoughtful and generous involvement.

- Ben S. -

Ellen is a brilliant communicator with an obvious joy at helping other writers achieve their goals. You will find Ellen to be a dedicated collaborator - their passion is to help you get the work to sing. They have done some extremely insightful and thorough edits of my work and each time they went the extra mile, making me go back and look at what I’d done, then getting me to ask hard questions of myself. They think originally and structurally, suggesting things that hadn’t occurred to me, and made me reflect on my own motivations and themes.

- Tim B. -

As an editor, Ellen has the much-loved quality of being both objective and kind. They impressed me with their ability to sift diligently through my work, grasping loose ends and making sense of
half-baked ideas. Their overall detailed feedback was delivered in a cohesive and constructive manner. They are very organised and timely and an absolute pleasure to work with.

- A.R. -

Ellen has provided insightful edits and comments on my nonfiction and fiction work for the past two years. Their responses are always thoughtful, well-informed and supportive. While they are direct and clear in noting where things don’t work, Ellen also recognises and communicates the strengths of a piece. Ellen is engaged and communicative, always providing comments in a timely manner. They have all the best traits of a good editor, demonstrating a commitment to helping writers to achieve what they set out to do

- Olivia A. -

The feedback Ellen has provided has always been so helpful to my writing. I always appreciate the care and attention they devote to understanding where a piece is coming from before providing thoughtful and insightful feedback, whether that's with genuine encouragement or precise yet gentle criticism. Ellen has a great knack for picking up details I have completely missed in my own writing, from cultural blind spots to errant commas.

- Joe B. -

Ellen's thoughtful encouragement and insightful, constructive assessment of my work gave me newfound motivation to write. Their feedback displays a depth of experience and contains a plethora of helpful strategies by which to improve your work yet retain its heart. I was initially apprehensive to gain feedback from others at an early stage of the creative process, but after receiving Ellen's comments I can without doubt say I made the correct decision.