Editorial Services

Literary editing services include feedback on individual poems and manuscript consultations. I have also edited dissertations, nonfiction books, and served as a coach for a range of writing projects.

Before I attended graduate school, I worked in publishing for many years.  I did everything from editing for European W, copyediting for teen magazine YM, fact-checking for KPMG’s custom client magazine, selecting reader essays for the arts section of The Houston Chronicle and writing copy for the educational toy company LeapFrog.  I have ghosted a how-to manual for a personal trainer, an autobiography for a veteran Hollywood cameraman, and a fitness guide for an LA health guru. I am glad to hear about your next writing project and to share how I can help.

 Let’s Work Together

Contact me for rates, availability, and more details.

I am glad to offer a sample edit or free initial coaching call to see if we are a match.

Endorsements

  • Without Elline’s help I would have never sent out my manuscript! Her careful eye, nuanced editing, and constant encouragement is why I have my work out circulating in the world.  —Randi S.

  • Elline Lipkin was an excellent editor. She honed in on exactly what my project wanted to be — even before I knew what that was. Her patient encouragement and steady pressure got my book over the finish line to completed. — L.T.

  • Grateful I found Elline and her adept touch. I took one of her classes and then continued to work with her individually. My writing is at a whole new level now. — Thom S.

  • I hired Elline for help thinking through the structure of my manuscript. She carefully read every poem, saw how specific poems resonated with each other, and—most importantly—was eager to discuss with me the themes gluing everything together, with nuance that I often couldn’t see myself. — Amy Spade

  • Elline is an attentive, enthusiastic editor who is well-versed in the world of contemporary poetry and respectful of a variety of styles. She was especially helpful in suggesting transformative formatting changes and in offering plentiful resources on publishing. Her knowledge, care, and encouragement brought my chapbook ms. over the finish line to be polished and publication-ready. — S. Auerbach