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Welcome! I’m Kim.
As a developmental editor and writing coach, I help writers address issues in their books relating to structure, plot, characterization, writing craft, and more. Some of the specific services I provide include:
- Editing 1st pages, up to 10,000 words
- Editing short stories and creative nonfiction pieces
- Editing poetry and flash-length pieces
- Coaching clients in private Zoom sessions
- Teaching writers in group workshops
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Why Me?
As a developmental editor and writing teacher, I’ve worked with hundreds of writers—
some with serious publishing ambitions and some
who are just serious about learning the craft.
Here’s what they say about me…
Writing Spooky Stories
People love spooky stories, from cozy-creepy to hard-core horror. As a reader, it’s exciting to see how people react when put in danger, to indulge our curiosity without real world consequences, to experience fear from a safe place. As with humor, horror works by subverting the familiar. In comedy that might come from an insertion…
How to Promote Your Book to Book Clubs, Libraries, and Bookstores: An Interview with Author Kimberly Nixon
Whether you’re a traditionally published or self-published author, you’re going to have to promote your book on your own time and your own dime, for the most part. There are exceptions, but plan on being your own marketer. For the past year or so I’ve been watching Kimberly Nixon do a heck of a job…
5 Ideas for Using a Writer’s Notebook
I learned this week that Marie Curie’s notebooks are radioactive and will be for another 1,500 years. If you’d like to get your hands on them at the Musée Curie in Paris, you’ll need to wear protective gear and sign a waiver. So, since notebooks were on my mind, I stopped to give them further…