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Have You Considered Mentoring?

May 5, 2025 by Nancy LaFever Leave a Comment

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My first experience supporting someone early in their career was as an adjunct professor supervising social work students in their master’s program. I realized I really enjoyed the teaching opportunities, particularly in unexpected clinical situations that arose on my job as an addictions counselor. As a full-time book editor, I recently entered a mentoring program […]

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My work relationship with Nancy has been stellar. In 2020, when interviewing her to be my editor, I stressed that I needed someone who was not afraid to be brutally honest with me. I needed a demanding professorial type and that she’s been. But when she comes back to me, she brings great recommendations on how to improve … and she delivers them with a brilliant sense of humor! I am currently writing a piece that requires deep knowledge of the Civil Rights Era. As the editor, she has gone beyond what I’d consider the normal range of her editorial duties – she has researched facts, voice, capitalizations, etc. to make sure my writing is true–yet sensitive–to its time. I wholeheartedly recommend Nancy!

Lisa Weldon, author of Twenty Pieces: A walk through love, loss and midlife reinvention

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I’m a professional book editor specializing in developmental editing – helping you craft your story. But I also work in all editing levels, in addition to author coaching.

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