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Jeanette Smith

Editor Extraordinaire

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Stuck on the endless hamster wheel of revisions? You’re not alone, and you’re not doing it wrong. You may just need a clearer process and the right help along the way. That’s what I’m here for.

Maybe you:

👉🏻 Struggled with voice, tense, flow, word choice, or grammar as you wrote

👉🏻 Finished writing a manuscript and are now ready to self-edit

👉🏻 Completed some editing already but feel like you’re going nowhere

I currently offer three distinct services to transform your editing journey for the better.

📌 Done-for-You Editing: Put Your Book on Par with the Pros 📌

Line editing and copyediting on fiction, nonfiction, short stories, and business communications.

To see more, check here: https://www.jeanettethewriter.com/editingservices

My editing clients say things like:

💬 “The edits she made were both educational and a clear example of the value of human editors for improving readability while maintaining nuance.”

💬 “Great communication, delivered ahead of time and educated me throughout the process. I can't recommend Jeanette enough!”

📌 From First Draft to Final Product: A Self-Paced Course on Self-Editing 📌

Learn the mindset, knowledge, and tools needed to self-edit your fiction manuscript.

To see more, check here: https://courses.the-efa.org/courses/126910

My course participants say things like:

💬 “[Jeanette] shares her knowledge in an energetic, fun way and makes the material easy to absorb.”

💬 “I’ve seen a major improvement in my editing skills, and I feel much more confident in my writing!”

📌 Compass Call: To Point You in the Right Direction 📌

Receive personalized feedback on a large chunk of your writing to help identify strengths, areas for improvement, and the steps you need going forward.

To see more, check here: https://www.jeanettethewriter.com/self-editing

My Compass Call clients say things like:

💬 “Upon receiving her feedback, I was blown away.”

💬 “Jeanette bolstered my confidence where she could have taken from it, never making me feel stupid for mistakes.”

In my spare time, I’m a devoted cat mom, fiction writer, and recreational mermaid (for real). I have self-published the book Modern Mer: Become the Mermaid of Your Dreams, available on Amazon, and my other creative works are currently on submission for publication.

Email me (Jeanette@jeanettethewriter.com) to discuss your next steps toward publication. Let’s get that story finished and polished!

Demographics

Editor Extraordinaire

  • Acquisitions
  • Book Coaching
  • Copyediting
  • Ghostwriting
  • Line editing
  • Proofreading
  • Research

Currently Booking

  • Adult
  • College
  • Middle Grade (9–12 years)
  • Young Adult (13–18 years)

  • Word

Expert (50+ projects)

Yes

6

8

Yes

Academic materials, Blogs, Ebooks, Essays, Magazines, Newsletters, Novellas, Reviews, Speeches, Textbooks

  • Memoir
  • Narrative Nonfiction
  • Trade Nonfiction

  • Business
  • Health
  • Leadership
  • Lifestyle
  • Marketing
  • Self-help
  • Travel

  • Business
  • Humanities
  • Literature

  • Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS)

  • English

  • Yes

No

No

White

Bachelor's degree