"It's touching, and heart-wrenching, and one of the most courageous and tear jerking things I've read in a long time."

"As a writer looking at this objectively, you have a talent for detail, and making the reader feel as though he or she is right there in the story."

"Wow, you have an exceptional ability for storytelling."

"One of the best works of literature of this word length I have ever read. Perfectly balanced in all departments. Brilliantly orchestrated! I love this piece!"

These quotes are a sample of the many reviews I've received on various stories I've written and shared on the site--from comedy to drama, and everything in between.



This is now my third time engaging the copy editing process and you are, by far, the most thorough editor I have ever run across. Nicely done and thank you for your very professional and painstaking approach to this work.

Kim, thanks to her well-honed skills, has not bludgeoned me too badly, has been a joy to work with and has offered much to you, the reader, by way of excising the rubbish while still leaving the story.

I am indebted to Kim-Marie ____ for her editorial acumen and fine sense of book design. . . . Deeply appreciated in particular are her critical eye for catching stylistic and logical flaws, and creative sense of design and layout.

The above are some published author's acknowledgements I've received. As much as I love writing, I love editing equally well. The better you are at self-editing, the stronger your writing will be.


Writing and Editing are two of my greatest passions in life. Another is my desire to help others. The articles contained in this folder have been designed with the express purpose of making you feel more confident in your own abilities.



I hope you enjoy the articles provided here, but more importantly, I hope you'll put them to good use and make your writing the best it can be.