A Life Derailed: My Journey With ALS, by Nate Methot
I was the author’s editor and writing coach. Together, we made readers feel what it was like for Nate to lose control of his body.
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I was the author’s editor and writing coach. Together, we made readers feel what it was like for Nate to lose control of his body.
In ‘Divining Chaos,’ I helped the author combine quantum physics, copyright law, and performance art with the story of an incredible life.
She went from ‘Chorus Girl to Broadway Star,’ with an awful lot of pain and joy along the way. I helped Meredith tell her story.
I approach memoirs about addiction and trauma without judgment and with lots of empathy.
It was great fun being developmental editor on Phil Cohen’s darkly humorous Jewish-themed apocalypse story.
I help authors tell stories that take readers with them on their journeys through life. It’s your book, your voice
Peggy tells an epic tale from San Francisco trendsetter, to heroin with Janis Joplin, prison, and survival.