I'm a word person with a longtime passion for making writing clear and effective. I provide editing, proofreading, project management, and book consulting services to businesses, publishers, individuals, and self-publishing authors. All my clients' projects — books, websites, resumes, blogs, press kits, proposals, and more — receive the highest standards and a personalized approach.

Areas of specialization: business and book editing (fiction and nonfiction), manuscript evaluations, book development, proofreading, resume writing, publishing consulting, marketing, coaching.

Content expertise: health/fitness, nutrition, environment, business, natural/organic products, history, popular culture, social sciences, education, cooking, music.

About Me, Jody Berman

I have extensive experience teaching, editing, proofreading, writing, managing projects and people, facilitating panels, and speaking to writers groups. My articles have appeared in local and national publications. I'm a member of Boulder Media Women (and founder of the BMW Book Donation Program) and a past president of the Rocky Mountain Publishing Professionals Guild. In 2010, I started Boulder Editors, an association of professional women editors along Colorado's Front Range.

Distinguishing Qualities:

• Sensitive to a writer's voice.
• Adept at making complex material easy to understand.
• Enthusiastic about helping clients achieve their goals.
• Efficient, fast, dedicated.
• Attentive to detail.

 

“Jody, you were the perfect balance of professional editor and thoughtful coach. Not only did you make my book better, I believe I am a better author as I approach future projects.”

— David Cass, author of The Strategic Student: Successfully Transitioning from High School to College Academics

 

“We appreciate your professionalism and talent so much! You always make FIG look good.”

— Sylvia Tawse, owner and president, The Fresh Ideas Group

 

“Thank you so much for such a fine job in copyediting Girl in Hyacinth Blue. You have a keen eye for detail and a careful sensitivity.”

— Susan Vreeland, New York Times best-selling author