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Professional Editor
Professional Editor
Personalized Manuscript Guidance
Personalized Manuscript Guidance
We are offering the opportunity to work with Elena K. Abbott, PhD, to receive individual feedback on a piece of your writing. Whether you're stuck midway in your writing process, finishing up a with first draft of a manuscript, or developing sample chapters for a book proposal submission package, these interactive manuscript reviews provide actionable feedback to strengthen every facet of your work.
For this option, you will be required to submit a sample of your writing (up to 30 pages in length) to Elena ahead of the retreat. During the retreat, you will have a session with Elena to receive feedback on this writing. There is a limited number of spots available for this offering.
About Elena K. Abbott, PhD
About Elena K. Abbott, PhD
Elena K. Abbott, PhD, is a professional editor and publishing consultant, presentation and writing coach, communications consultant, and historian, holding a PhD from Georgetown University. Elena specializes in helping authors bring their ideas to life in ways that resonate with readers and create impact. Her approach blends mindful productivity practices with structural and narrative writing techniques to help authors get the most out of their writing practice, make measurable progress on their projects, and create the best books they can.
Elena K. Abbott, PhD
What UC faculty have said about working with Elena K. Abbott, PhD:
What UC faculty have said about working with Elena K. Abbott, PhD:
“I wanted to note how incredibly helpful Elena was in my one-on-one session with her. I wasn't quite sure what to expect prior to meeting her, but it might have been one of the most helpful conversations I have had about this manuscript ever. She broke down the logic of my book project in ways that truly helped me come unstuck, and I finally know what I need to do to bring it all to a good flow.”
-Assistant Professor at UC Berkeley
“Working with Elena was truly a game-changer! She provided detailed, sharp, and insightful written and verbal feedback that significantly improved various aspects of my first book manuscript. This included amplifying my voice without sacrificing clarity and intellectual rigor, identifying and addressing gaps and silences in the narrative, streamlining the structure, and refining stylistic issues. She also offered valuable suggestions for enhancing the content and subject matter—despite some of the material being discipline-specific. Thanks to her encouragement and kind and collaborative approach, I now have a vastly improved manuscript that I am very confident about. I highly recommend her and will work with her again in the future.”
-Assistant Professor at a University of California Campus
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