Hi, I’m Susan,
And I’m glad you’re here. Because I wasn’t the star athlete or math student growing up—tall, awkward, and fumbling through fractions. But hand me a sentence diagram? I was unstoppable.
That’s how editing found me. I hear when a sentence stumbles. I notice when a rhythm’s off. I see the small things that interrupt what you’re trying to say.
Sometimes I read a paragraph and my brain just stops: a missing beat, a word that isn’t quite right, a place where readers might pause unnecessarily.
That’s the work.
I’m not here to rewrite your story. I’m here to help you see it clearly, so your words reach readers without losing what made them yours in the first place.
That’s how I work with writers. I point things out. I leave notes in the margins. I whisper, “Hey, take a look at this,” and otherwise leave your story exactly yours.
That feeling you get when a book simply carries you along—when nothing trips you up or pulls you out?
That’s what we’re protecting.
“Editing isn’t correction ... it’s attention and care.”
“Susan is a delight to work with.”
—Dan S.
The best editing is the kind you don’t see.
Your readers won’t notice it—they’ll feel it.