“Kathryn is a pleasure to work with. I’ve engaged her expertise as editor for several years when writing my blogs and my books. She is thorough and deeply thoughtful. It’s obvious she loves what she does as it reflects in her joyful engagement and her impeccable work. I love the way she polishes my writing … It speaks. It sings. It sparkles. It shines! I highly recommend her. ”
— Sarah Marshank, Oakland CA
“Kathryn was my THIRD line editor for my book and by far the best. She caught the 100’s of little items missed by the previous two I had employed. She was thorough, conscious, and made some excellent suggestions for improvement. She was my LAST editor for the book, and I’ve used her several times since for short pieces. When book #2 comes out, she’ll be the person I’ll call.”
— Robert Kandell, Los Angeles CA
“Kathryn was an amazing proofreader for my latest book, my first novel. She moved deftly between relatively simple corrections of typos and grammar to providing more nuanced feedback on sentence structure, clarity of ideas, and repetition of concepts. Her pricing was incredibly fair, and it was one of the wisest investments I’ve made in my own work. Although this was my fourth published work to date, the editors provided by the publishing houses were never able to catch the many typos I would throw at them in my manuscripts. Kathryn changed all of that, and for the first time I have a work out in the world that is almost entirely free of typos. I can’t imagine taking on a project that important without her support.”
— Keith Martin-Smith, Boulder CO
“As an author and former school superintendent, I am very particular with the language I use and the way in which it is punctuated and presented on a page. Unfortunately, my attention to detail is not my strong suit, and I am not always aware of the inconsistencies and ambiguities in my writing.
Working with Kathryn proved not only productive in clarifying, tightening, and cleaning up my messy thoughts, but the iterative process was surprisingly enjoyable. Kathryn knows the nuance of the English language and enjoys the banter involved in selecting the best form (and word choice) to get the writer’s ideas across succinctly without sacrificing voice or style. There is a science and art to Kathryn’s approach, and I quickly learned to trust her suggestions and learn from our back and forth considerations.
I was impressed by the fast turn-around of her editing and the thoroughness of the research she did prior to making suggestions.
I would highly recommend Kathryn to any writer who is interested in refining their work and ensuring the finished product is clean, crisp, and clear. She is the quintessential professional copy editor.”
