West Coast Editorial Associates can write what you need, edit what you’ve written, or train you and your staff to write and edit more effectively. We can look after the words in your life by managing your entire project or by handling a single aspect of it.
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Echo
Elisa De Wyngaert/ Lou Stoppard/ Ellen Sampson/ Charlie Porter
Palm Tree Destinations
Skye Sherman
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Workshops for workplace writers and editorial professionals
September 21, 2023
We train clients to write and edit with more ease and confidence.
Tips on getting started as a freelance editor
August 1, 2023
When I was starting out as an editor in the mid-1990s, I clearly remember attending a session with the late Claudette Upton, a founder of West Coast Editorial Associates and a very generous mentor.
What’s up with “that”?
July 7, 2023
Whether writing or editing, I’m consciously aiming for a smooth experience for readers—which means avoiding potholes, bumps, and other obstacles that momentarily distract them, pulling them out of the flow of the text.
Let West Coast Editorial Associates look after the words in your life.