Photo by my trusty laptop.
I’m Beth Stilborn, writer, reader, freelance editor. I’m glad you’re here.
Books Encouragement Teaching Hope ~ they're basically what I am all about, and what my website is all about.
Books. I read a lot of middle grade novels, picture books, mysteries (cozy and occasionally not-so-cozy), self-help books on a wide range of subjects, etc., etc., and so forth.
Encouragement. My dad lived by the motto “Any good or kind thing I can do, let me not defer nor neglect to do it now, for I shall not pass this way again.” I’m trying to follow his example. I don’t always succeed, but it’s one of my touchstones in life.
Teaching. My mother contended that “we are all teachers,” and I agree with her. Although I have no formal training in teaching, I do a lot of it, and love it.
Hope. That’s a thread that runs through everything. I have a tendency to be anxious about things, and so I need to bring myself hope as well as bringing it to others. We all need to know there’s hope, despite how dark things become.
As well as being a writer, I am a freelance editor, offering copy editing and proofreading for a wide range of fiction and memoir and critiques for picture books and middle grade fiction.
I’m a writer and editor who loves words and loves helping other writers make their manuscripts the best they can be — taking manuscripts from Flubs to Fixes!
Since I am a writer as well as an editor, I understand how it feels to entrust your manuscript to someone else for feedback of any sort, and so I am sensitive and encouraging while also being as helpful as possible.
I believe in editing with a keen eye and an understanding heart. That's the attitude I bring to every manuscript I work on.
Ready to find out more?
Check out my editing philosophy, services and rates, and see if you think we'd be a good match. Then contact me!
I send out a newsletter five times a year, the last Thursday of a publication month. It includes
- thoughts about writing
- suggestions for self-editing
- what I’ve been reading
- links to resources I have found for both writing and editing
- links to any blogposts that have inspired me
- something just for fun
I hope this will be of benefit to your writing and reading life.
Here’s to lots of reading, writing, and learning together in the coming months!
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Land Acknowledgement:
I live and write on Treaty 4 territory, home of the Cree, Saulteaux, Dakota, Nakota, Lakota, and the traditional homeland of the Métis. Here, in the land known as Canada, we are all Treaty people and seek to work together in a spirit of truth and reconciliation.
Credits:
I want to thank my wonderful friend, Christy H., for coming up with the title of my website, blog, and newsletter: By Word of Beth, and my dear, sorely-missed friend, Jan S., for naming my editing business Flubs2Fixes.
I created the banners and logos throughout the website using Canva.
Most stock photos are from pexels.com. Other photos are personal photos, either taken by me or my dad. The personal photos are not available for download.
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