© Jackie Roorda
I can help give your writing clarity and professionalism, so that readers understand your story or message just as you envision it.
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I work with both established and emerging writers, with writers who wish to self-publish or pursue a traditional route, and with professionals writing for their colleagues and communities.
"I enjoyed working with Julie on the final edit of The Shade Tree before publication. She not only caught a number of textual errors but also celebrated some of the better sentences and scenes – a nice balance! All in all, Julie was professional, encouraging, and kept the process on track by setting deadlines and meeting them. Her editorial suggestions were both insightful in content and compassionate in tone. I’d happily work with her again."
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Theresa Shea, author of The Unfinished Child and The Shade Tree, winner of the 2022
Georges Bugnet Award for Fiction (Alberta Literary Awards)
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“As a nervous, first-time novelist, working with Julie was exactly what I needed. She provided
a thorough attention to detail and an appreciation of the material, and was timely and
professional in all her responses. She was patient and kind, and offered clear, constructive
criticism that strengthened the manuscript.”
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David Kingston Yeh, author of A Boy at the Edge of the World, and
Tales from the Bottom of my Sole
Poetry
Memoir
Self-Publishing
Co-Writing
Fiction
Non-Fiction
“Every secret of a writer’s soul, every experience of his life, every
quality of his mind, is written large in his works.”
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Virginia Woolf
