Jane Anne Decker – Writer & Manuscript Editor

Welcome!

Tell Me A Story ...

Writing is hard.

As writers, we know this struggle. We feel it in every drop of blood, sweat, and tears it takes to get those words on the page. We fight for those words because as readers, we know there’s no magic like that of a well-told story.

I’d love to help you tell yours.

Developmental Editing

For addressing big-picture issues like story structure, character development, and plot holes.

Line Editing

For assessing and improving the language at the paragraph and sentence level.

Copyediting

For a final clean-up and polish, checking spelling, grammar, punctuation.

Beta Reading

For a holistic story assessment from a reader’s (not an editor’s) perspective.

Stories & Language Are My Jam

I’ve been a freelance editor for nine years, and I’m a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association and ACES. I’ve been privileged to work with a variety of wonderful clients at all levels and genres including blog posts, articles, press releases, workbooks, postgraduate academic papers and journal articles, non-fiction books, children’s books, romance, mystery, and other adult fiction. Before I set out on this amazing journey, I spent seven years as a middle school English teacher, teaching reading and literacy skills to an at-risk student population. And before that, I graduated from Virginia Tech (Go Hokies!) with a B.A. in English and a minor in secondary education.

Things My Clients Have Said ...

Jane was a beta reader for my novel and provided exactly the kind of holistic feedback I was looking for: which scenes worked best, which ones needed improvement, which ones stretched credulity to the breaking point, etc. She was pleasant and professional to work with, and I would absolutely reach out to her again.

Jane, thank you so much for your hard work! You've done exactly what we agreed on which helped me polish my manuscript; however, I also very much appreciate your comments and questions which helped me identify what worked and what needed improvement. I hope to work with you on my next manuscript, as you have become an irreplaceable member of my team.

Jane's grammar is impeccable. Her suggestions are useful and thoughtful. She is my go-to-person for grammar and proofreading.

Thank goodness for Jane!! She is a superstar, and I'm so pleased to have found her and had the pleasure of working with her. Her skills, quality of work, speed & communication are all fantastic—I cannot rate Jane highly enough! Thank you greatly.