Client Testimonials
Eliana West, Award-Winning Author
“This is my third time working with Joanne, and once again I am impressed with how thorough and supportive her edits are.
As someone who writes interracial romance, I particularly appreciate Joanne’s sensitive approach to editing without bias toward diverse characters of different races and backgrounds. Having experienced editors who have interjected their bias into their editorial comments, I am grateful for Joanne’s empathetic approach.
I highly recommend Joanne for all of your editing needs. From developmental, line edits, and proof reads, Joanne’s will help make you manuscript shine.”
Greta West Rose, International Bestselling Author
Joanne is a priceless addition to my editing team. I contacted her before publishing my first novel, when my voice was a bit blurry and dangling with modifiers everywhere! She helped me to hone my voice, and my writing has grown with her help. As a steamy cowboy romance author, my “style” is definitely unique, but Joanne dove right in. I learn something new with every copy edit she does for me, and I look forward to reading her comments and suggestions with each book I send her. She’s encouraging and calming when I’m in the thick of punctuation freak outs, which surprisingly, are a thing, and her attention to detail is the final polish that helps me take a manuscript and turn it into a sellable book. Joanne is professional but she’s also relatable. I know, when I have question or concern, I can reach out and she will support me through whatever issue I’m having. If you’re looking for a quality editor you can rely on, you’ve found her! Drag your mouse to the top left-hand corner of the page and click the “Contact Me” button. You won’t be sorry.
K.D Clark, Author
“I’ve had the pleasure of working with Joanne on several projects. She has been such a tremendous help in getting my story to where it needs to be. She does an incredible job catching all errors while also offering encouragement. I highly recommend her to anyone who wants solid feedback on their work.”
K. Blanton Brenner, Author
Joanne Machin worked with me on my latest novel. It’s a family saga (130K words), and she didn’t hesitate a moment in taking on such a behemoth of a manuscript. Joanne contacted me with questions during the two weeks she took to review my work thoroughly and carefully. Furthermore, Joanne encouraged me to reach out to her with my own questions and concerns. It was a highly collaborative and positive experience. As this was the final polish for my MS, I needed an editor who would use careful reading to find both the micro and macro mistakes; Joanne accomplished this absolutely! When my latest novel is published, I now know that it is the best version I could create, thanks to the excellent editing work of Joanne Machin.
Tobi Doyle, Author
“I am so impressed with the Joanne's insightful comments that really helped my manuscript. She's got a great eye for detail for copy editing, too. She's incredibly professional and I will definitely use her again and again and again!”
Heather Novak, Award-Winning Author
“Both myself and my husband have had the benefit of working with Joanne to help strengthen our resumes. Her advice and guidance has been invaluable. From simple wording changes, to tailor fitting a resume to a job application, I've learned so much from her. This is the strongest our resumes have ever been, and it shows from the response we have received. Absolutely worth every penny!”
Karyn Dyer, Writer and Coach
'“I have known Joanne for several years and her skills as an editor are phenom! She has helped me on a variety of projects, the ones that I hold closest to my heart are my poetry books. I love how Joanne's attention to detail when editing still honored my voice and my message! She is honest, intentional, considerate, and just an all around amazing person to work with. I highly recommend Joanne for any and all the services she provides - she is worth it and your projects will be better for her work on them!”
Jen Fry, Social Justice Educator and Speaker
“I was able to work with Joanne on a PowerPoint presentation I had for a summit that was critical to my career. Joanne was fast, understood my vision, and gave my words more clarity. I appreciated her insight so much that I will be hiring her to work on other articles I need help with. Many times we do not understand the value of a copyeditor until we hit send on an email or blog post. After reading about all the amazing work Joanne has been doing, I knew I had to hire her to assist me even more with my writings. If you are wondering if you need a copyeditor- yes you do. Hire Joanne, it will be the best and smartest idea you have.”
Heather Ringo, Writer
“As a professional writer, receiving constructive criticism which is actually constructive is integral to my revision process. Joanne Machin's feedback checks every box: it is simultaneously brutally honest, supportive and kind. She is able to provide both detail-oriented line editing and idea-level revision suggestions at the same time, in a way which supports forward progression. I cannot say enough good things about her, and I hope you will consider hiring her for your project.”
Ijeoma Nwaogu, Ph.D., Author, Speaker, and CEO of Everlead
“I actually thought I only needed a few tiny edits here and there, but I was very wrong. I needed so much work! I ended up revamping my entire book because I learned that it read like a boring textbook instead of an inspiring book that college students would actually want to read. Joanne taught me how to write using my ‘coaching’ voice, which was something I had never even heard of before, but it was transformative. My writing was initially really abstract and I didn’t even know it was. Joanne taught me how to write using more concrete descriptions to paint a picture for the reader. Her knowledge about college students was also very beneficial as she helped me to know current language used by younger folks. Joanne provided me with loads of feedback and I must admit, it felt heartbreaking to go back through and basically rewrite my book, but the feedback she gave me was absolutely necessary! I owe the success of my book to Joanne! It turned out to be what it is supposed to be. I will definitely seek Joanne’s services for my future projects. She is a gem and I highly recommend her!”