A story about two girls who used to be best friends lived rent-free in my head for years before I wrote more than just snippets of it. Between laundry, dishes, school runs, juggling my freelance writing and editing work, and all the other million things that filled my days, my creative writing pursuits fell by the wayside… time and time again.
But I’ve wanted to be an author for as long as I could remember, and after some “wake-up” calls, I realized that life is short, tomorrow is never promised, and I needed to find a way to move toward my goals, even if it meant rethinking how I approached my creative writing.
Gone were the days of me sitting immersed in my imagined worlds for hours on end. Instead, I found ways to carve out small pieces of time to make steady progress. I am now “leaning into” my creative writing dreams, even as I juggle my freelance writing and editing work, and I’ve made it my mission to help others pursue their writing and creative projects, too.
Do you dream of writing and publishing, but don’t know how to make it work? Do you have an idea you want to write and share with the world? I’d love to help.
With 20 years of professional writing, editing, and tutoring experience, along with a master’s degree in humanities/Creative Writing from the University of Chicago, I help other creatives bring their art, especially their stories, to life and out into the world. For a small sample of my own writing, please visit my portfolio.
My Services
- Creative coaching/workshops
- One-on-one coaching, in person or virtual, designed to mentor you through your creative project
- Fiction writing workshops
- Creative nonfiction writing workshops
- Book/manuscript editing:
- Developmental editing
- Line editing
- Copy editing
- Proofreading
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Testimonials
“Your notes are excellent, thank you. I completely agree about the backstory chunk being more digestible a little later in, and I like your small sentence reworks, too. Those were just the notes I needed, and I so appreciate you taking the time to read and give me those.” – JS Furlong, Barnes & Noble Bestselling author of Hidden City
“You’re really good at giving constructive feedback! You did such a nice balance of finding the issues/trouble spots but also offering positive notes as well. It’s so nice to see when things are working as well as what things are not. I had one beta reader who gave me some good feedback, but provided it in such a harsh manner that it was hard to digest at times. I never felt like that with your comments. Whenever I found notes about things you were questioning or suggestions, it never felt like it was coming from a mean or a negative space. I feel very lucky to have found you!” – Molly Heines, author
“Your comments on my short story were wonderfully encouraging! But more than that, you MADE YOUR CASE so clearly about suggestions for changes that… even though I’d gone into final draft edits with minimal time (as I often do) saying ‘I’m going to change exactly 1 or 2 things,’ I was persuaded on a bunch of things you gave advice for!” – Vikki Williams, author
“Our office has been relying on Liz as a professional writer for a few years now, and we’ve been thrilled with her work. She’s quick to not only complete her work, but to understand the unique requirements and technical limitations of writing for immigration cases. I am generally quite picky about how my clients’ stories are presented, and reviewing the projects that Liz completes has been a breath of fresh air. Our clients’ stories come to light more vividly – and efficiently – since we began working with Liz.” – Renae Yoo, ghostwriting client
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