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I paid $600 to a research institute and drove to Texas…The tester people came back and said, “You would be good at disaster management and writing.”
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Three Voices. One Story.
I did an experiment! With friends. My friends and I wrote this week’s essay together. It was pretty fun writing with other people. This is the first time I ever tried it, and I may try it again in the future. When the world is on fire I turn to my writer friends because they […]
Co-working Session Friday 5/29 9 a.m. – 11 a.m. CST
You’re invited to get stuff done with me at 9 a.m. CST this Friday morning. Since stay-at-home started, writing has been hard. Really hard. Which surprised me, because I’ve been working from home going on five years now, and I’m an introvert. In reality, very little about my daily workflow changed, but turns out cutting […]
Interview with the Group Authorpreneurship Class of CLARITY
CLARITY Interview Group Authorpreneurship Coaching Graduation Follow Up – Spring 2020 Jessica Conoley: Your class blew me away because regardless of the pandemic and it feeling like the world was falling apart around us everyone was so committed throughout the entire four months we worked together. I am so impressed with the level of […]
About working with me...
“Jessica’s editing instructions are insightful and clear. She said, “Move this sentence down three paragraphs.” I did, and then the story flowed effortlessly. She has an eagle eye for spotting the best place to begin a story. After I get a piece back from her, I’m inspired and can’t wait to start writing. She’s easy to work with, she welcomes my questions, and stops when my sensitive writer’s ego can’t take another suggestion. Because of her editing, my third published book is quantum leaps better than my first one.”
Dawn Downey, Author of Searching for My Heart, Essays about Love
- Dawn D.-Comprehensive Critique Client“A very perceptive editor whose feedback is spot-on, insightful, and acutely intelligent. Jessica helped me improve my work in a way that I could not have done by myself.”
Paul Dorrell, President and Author, Leopold Gallery
- Paul Dorrell – Mini Critique Client“Jessica was great to work with. She’s a fast communicator and her edits were spot on. I could give many examples but I’ll focus on one major problem I had. I’m on the third revision of my WIP and it’s been through three BETA readers who thought something was off on the structure. Nobody could really pinpoint exactly what it was but something wasn’t working. Jessica immediately identified the problem and had three great suggestion on how I could fix it. I’m halfway through her suggested edits and she was right! I highly recommend her!”
Amy M., Author
- Amy M. – Comprehensive Critique Client