Working with Donna Stewart as a copy editor improved the submission draft of my book by a significant amount. She covers the basics of proof reading like a pro, but it's her extraordinary talent as a writer/storyteller that makes her creative input invaluable. Her intuition, guidance and meticulously researched suggestions, along with a quick turnaround, add up to a very high recommendation. Roger Holzberg, Innovator and Co-Founder, Reimagine Well and former Vice President/Creative Director at The Walt Disney Company
Content Creation: Freelance Research/Research Writing
I am one of the few people who graduated from college and missed writing all the papers. This is my bliss: learning and writing. I love researching, whether for books, articles, research papers or films.
Copy Editing/Project Management
Here we work together to design what you need. Copy Editing includes reading for typos, grammar, spelling, punctuation...and way wrong words. Grammarly and Spellcheck will let you use wrong, even ridiculously wrong, word choices. I won't. In addition, I read for other writing issues such as: awkward wording, repetition, transition, flow, style, continuity, clarity, organization, copyright and fair use, conducting interviews, project and resource management. Note: My work is in the book creation process. You will still need to choose and manage your own publishing platform.
Developmental Coaching
Need some help breaking your writer's block or know your book needs more (or less) but not sure yet how to shape it? Developmental Coaching is an interactive experience where we work together, passing the manuscript back and forth, as I coach you on how to make your work more compelling, when and where to dive deep and when to dial back. This is an excellent way to take your book (and writing skills) to the next level. Think of it as having a creative personal trainer. This experience is combined with Copy Editing. Try getting all that from AI. As a professional researcher, I have graduate training in multiple industries including (but not limited to) psychology, human resources, science, medicine, and alternative/complementary medicine. If I don't know it, I am open to learning.
Book Production Project Management
Producing a book takes not only knowing the required steps and best practices, but also knowing how to manage and obtain multiple resources. I have over twenty years experience performing award-winning work on books in the professional and private sectors, from executive coaching and development, to medicine, to psychotherapy and other nonfiction books, to science fiction. I have managed teams located all over the world, in multiple time-zones, coordinating multiple authors, graphic designers, editors, indexers and expert contributors. I know how to do this. Note: My work is in the book creation process. You will still need to choose and manage your own publishing platform.
Copy Writing
Research reports, white papers, helping to flesh out your own book, and sometimes, you guessed it: Ghost Writing. Fee ranges based on level of difficulty and whether or not I get credit, full or partial.
Memoirs
Some people owe it to history to write their stories. Some are looking for a lasting legacy for their families or industries. I've only worked on one memoir: My own. BUT I did win an international award for it. Thinking about it? Let's talk.
Past Projects
In addition to items on my Works page, I have the following projects in my credits:
I spent six years as the Senior Research Associate for Lore International Institute (since acquired by Korn Ferry International, one of Fortune Magazine's 2018 Most Admired Companies). Most of this time was spent blissfully emerged in the deep research behind Executive Education and Executive Coaching, assisting in the research, editing, writing and production of white papers, research reports and five books on those topics, including Winning Behavior: What the Smartest, Most Successful Companies Do Differently, The Behavioral Advantage, The Elements of Power, The Elements of Influence, and What People Want. Most recently, I worked on Roger Holzberg's Magic String, Rachel Brook's Three Great Teachers of Osteopathy and two additional medical books on Osteopathy, currently in process.