Writer Testimonials
Don’t take it from me.
Deborah Crossland, PhD
Good Morning America–featured, award-winning author of The Quiet Part Out Loud (Simon & Schuster) and Within and Without, mythologist, and educator. Young adult contemporary fiction, young adult contemporary romance, young adult sci-fi, adult contemporary fiction. Developmental, line edits, and query review.
Liza has helped me with developmental and line edits for various works of fiction including novels, pitches, queries, outlines, synopses, opening pages, and other materials. She provides helpful feedback and new ideas to strengthen the novel and I always enjoy working with her.
Deni Boyd
Writer of young adult contemporary, adult romantasy, adult fantasy, new adult fantasy, and adult contemporary romance. Developmental edit and line edit.
Liza has so much insight and gives such thoughtful feedback. She asks thought-provoking questions that really help me think about my characters and how they would react in certain situations and ways I can convey that to the readers, which is incredibly important. It gets the gears turning and adjusts the way I think about characters and plot.
Beth Ellyn Summer
Author of At First Blush (Bloomsbury). Young adult contemporary romance. Developmental edit and query review.
Liza’s thoughtful insights and attention to detail helped shape my novel into a strong finished product. She has a fantastic ability to spot plot problems and inconsistencies, while offering suggestions that help make the story shine.
Nicole Ward
Writer of adult contemporary romance. Developmental edit and query review.
Liza was very communicative during the entire process, which was incredible. She handed me ideas that gave me a specific direction for revising, and I could see the vision of the second draft clearly. She helped put all the puzzle pieces together and fix multiple issues that I knew my MS had but couldn’t figure out how to fix on my own.
Thank you for all your hard work and attention to my manuscript. I can’t speak highly enough about her edits. Very vital.
[Book title] is going to evolve and become something better because of Liza’s insightful and skillful editing. If you’re in need of an editor for developmental editing, copy and line editing, or help with your querying package, look no further! 10/10 recommend.
Helfried Kammerhuber
Writer of sci-fi and fantasy short stories. Developmental edit, line and copyediting.
I hired Liza to edit a few of my short stories. She brought a unique perspective to my work, providing feedback I’d never received before, which helped to make it stronger. She also delivered the edits in a timely manner. I look forward to working with her again in the future.
M.D.
Professional screenwriter, literary fiction writer. Developmental edit.
“[Liza was] professional with clear communication and expectations, thoughtful notes and extremely helpful feedback. [She provided an] organized list of what to do next and things that I could work on. [She was] willing to go the extra mile. I absolutely feel more confident in my writing as a result of our work together, [and I’m] deeply grateful for the insights and help on interiority.”
Corporate Testimonials
Don’t take it from me.
Claire Alston
CRM and marketing professional, tech and healthcare innovator.
Liza is industrious, sharp, and a natural communicator. Her keen eye for detail and collegiality make her a great asset. I’m happy to recommend her and I’d be delighted to work with her again.
Liz Libby
Corporate communications director.
Pick a superlative, and it describes Liza. She’s amazing at figuring things out, fabulous with details, and incredible at taking a strategy and implementing it down to the last keystroke of an email. She developed a company-wide engagement campaign, disseminating crucial health and wellness information during COVID and providing advice and support to over 20,000 employees. Her meticulous planning, attention to detail, and dedicated work ethic contributed to the immense success of this strategic initiative.
Liza has excellent interpersonal skills and demeanor. She is dependable and enthusiastic about collaborating on projects where she can make a difference, and her collegial approach makes her a pleasure to be around. She’s intellectually curious, whip-smart, a strong team member, and hilarious to boot. In short, she’s every communications director’s dream. I can wholeheartedly recommend Liza for her deep understanding of corporate communications, project management skills, and strategic thinking. She exhibits all the qualities and professionalism needed in a communications professional, and I have no doubt she will be an asset wherever she goes.
Katherine Eisenhower
Corporate communications manager.
I’m pleased to recommend Liza. Having worked with her in corporate communications at Elevance Health, I can attest to her exceptional skills and dedication. Her background equips her with a deep understanding of our industry, a crucial advantage for crafting insightful content that aligns with our thought leadership platform. She consistently produced engaging articles, bylines and feature stories, as well as served as our intranet’s news editor, which was accessible by 100k employees.