Testimonials
“Working with Sarah on my first memoir was an absolute pleasure. Her coaching not only helped build my identity as an author, but also pushed me to be more intentional in my word choice. Her editing allowed me to cut down pages and pages of useless words in order to focus on the core of the story – a powerful writing style that I discovered with her. Sarah’s patience and genuine interest in my vision of the book was an important ingredient to the success of my book. I hope to be privileged enough to work with her again on my second book”
“Working with Sarah was such a great experience. It was probably the best investment I could have made for my book. Sarah offered detailed and helpful advice both on a foundational level for the plot and with smaller character details. The process was extremely helpful to work from the ground up, uncovering every part of my book that needed work. I also know these skills are going to make writing other projects so much easier.
Sarah was very professional with deadlines and clear communication. She was available to answer any questions I had.
I’m so glad I chose to collaborate with Sarah because she helped me recognize what I needed to do to find the potential in my book. I’d highly recommend her to anyone who is at any stage of their writing journey.”
“My entire experience was made so much better by having Sarah as my editor. We worked closely for a period of almost six months, and Sarah provided timely and helpful information, suggestions, and support throughout the entire process of revising and publishing. Sarah became a trusted mentor, reminding me that I could write this book and she was always there to pick me up and encourage me if I was feeling overwhelmed. Her feedback on my writing was incredibly helpful and thoughtful; she had wonderful suggestions for ways to improve my writing and make it appealing to the reader. My book would not have been nearly as interesting without her guidance.”
“Sarah has been the best! I hired her for her Story Foundations coaching class and found it to be exactly what I needed. It has helped me develop the backbone to my story and I couldn’t have done it without her! I highly recommended her coaching and approach to storytelling.”
“I loved the notes Sarah provided me! I found her suggestions clear and straightforward and most importantly encouraging. She not only told me what I could improve but talked about the things that worked too. I couldn’t wait to start revising once I finished reading her notes. She gave me a well-rounded list that covered character development, relationship development, setting and plot–each in an in-depth and thorough manner. It was clear she had a solid understanding of my novel along with a real sense of my vision for it. Thanks to her notes I knew exactly what I needed to do to revise. I would definitely recommend!”
“Sarah helped me bring structure and made me think of the audience my book/s are aimed for. Her recommendations made my story better. Although we are on the other side of the world from each other, our face-to-face meetings were well organised and beneficial. I recommend Sarah to others.”
“Sarah was amazing to work with! She gave me extensive helpful feedback, gave me ideas to further improve my book and was willing to help with any questions or clarifications I needed.”
“Sarah was a fantastic editor and resource as I went about writing my first novel. There are so many moving pieces to the process, and having Sarah there to guide me, answer my questions and keep me on track was invaluable. She’s incredibly responsive, supportive, empathetic, and most importantly highly knowledgeable about the entire process. I highly recommend working with her!”
“If you want real, useful help definitely start a collaboration with Sarah. Her feedback is clear and concise. She can narrow down what you need to add or subtract. She knows how to make a story flow better. Because I was just starting out on writing fiction after writing research and journal articles I was super nervous to even consider getting feedback on my writing. Sarah answered all my questions well and gave me great advice. I never felt awkward about any of the writing she read. She is good with responding quickly and has clear, set deadlines. You definitely get what you pay for with her and it is worth it. If you want to improve and quickly I recommend collaborating with Sarah.”
“Sarah was a phenomenal editor and mentor in my journey as an author, and I truly could not have published my first book without her. Her feedback was always incredibly thoughtful and insightful, and this helped me unlock my potential in writing. In addition, Sarah was always prompt in responding and in providing me with edits, which made the publication process 100x easier. I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work with and learn from Sarah!”
“Sarah was very helpful in editing my novel. She was able to provide specific story-level feedback that nailed down some big problems I had been struggling to identify. She responded promptly and professionally and was able to provide criticism with kindness. She was just what my novel needed!”
“Sarah was extremely professional, attentive and experienced in her field. I appreciated her honesty and diligence in delivering the best advice possible pertaining to where I was on my writing path. Great personality and lovely woman to work with. Kind and human too so it was really easy to develop an open rapport with her. I look forward to working with her again as soon as I have completed her recommended advice.”
“Sarah did an incredible job getting me through my first major revision. She tactfully identified issues with my pacing and where my writing lacked clarity. She sent me a PDF of her overall notes and critiques but also worked directly in the text identifying areas of improvement as we approached them. She’s professional, efficient, and was an absolute joy to work with!”
“Sarah has been a huge help for me and my story. She pointed out what she liked about my story and the parts I could improve on to make it better. I can now see what this story needs and I’m happy to have met her because of what she brought with her editing. She has been very friendly and professional, and it was easy to talk to her. I can tell that she cares about my story and I’m thankful for her. In the future, she’s the one I’ll definitely come to with my future stories!”
“Sarah helped me realize the problem spots with my character’s goals and also the genre conventions of my story. She also helped me to see parts in my story that could lead to plot holes. She was very responsive and encouraging throughout this process. I would definitely consider working with her again. Sarah gave me motivation to continue working on my novel which I greatly appreciate!”
“Sarah’s encouragement to start from the root of your writing and work up towards the branches removes the overwhelming feeling a writer at my level comes across. I’m extremely excited to continue my novel with her on my side. It can be a terrifying feeling writing your first book but she is a much needed asset to ground me as I move towards my goal with confidence.”