Editing: Getting a book ready to send to agents and publishers? I provide developmental editing and copy editing services for book-length fiction and nonfiction manuscripts. After I read your manuscript—and embed edits and comments—I prepare an Editorial Letter with advice about overall structure, voice, point-of-view, character & plot (for fiction), front & back matter, and genre considerations. A copy edit includes comments and tracked changes to grammar, punctuation, spelling, and style. Sample edit of 2 - 3,000 words at no charge. See rate information below.

Coaching: Coaching involves an individualized plan that meets your needs for in-depth feedback, instruction, and encouragement. See rate information below.

 “I feel good about the whole manuscript. Your input made it a much better book.”

–Garry MacGregor, author of Beyond Left and Right, (Ugly Duckling Press, 2023)

“Working with Ellen was an awesome experience: educational, motivating, and confidence-building. She helped me clarify the “aboutness” and organization of my book, and with her encouragement, I was able to dig deeper into myself and discover hidden gems of authenticity and truth in my writing.”

—Glenda "GG" Goodrich, author of Solo Passage, 13 Quests, 13 Questions (She Writes Press, 2023)

Past Client Projects

Beyond Left and Right by Garry MacGregor (2023)

How my 60s Childhood Might Save Your Teen by Tom Lowery (2023)

The Eye of God by Aeternus Costin (2024)

Solo Passage: 13 Quests, 13 Questions by GG Goodrich (She Writes Press, 2023)

Just Say “Yes” to Life: Stories of Surviving after Stroke (Stroke Awareness Oregon, 2021).

PLACED: An Encyclopedia of Central Oregon (Kairos Press Northwest, 2020) co-edited with Irene Cooper

Other clients have completed novels, memoirs, plays, essays, creative nonfiction pieces, and academic papers.