Services
Specializing in highly professional and detailed support in editing, researching and admin tasks
Editing Services
"I turn what you wrote into what you meant!"
I help authors say exactly what they mean, with clarity, structure, and a natural flow that truly represents their voice. My approach is thorough but supportive: I specialize in untangling complex or messy drafts, ferreting out unintended sources of reader confusion, and making sure every line is polished and consistent. Authors often tell me they not only get a stronger final text but learn a lot about writing in the process.
Virtual Assistant for Authors
I don’t just handle admin tasks—I partner with you to keep your ideas clear, your voice consistent, and your projects on track. Whether it’s turning your chaotic notes into structured chapters, managing drafts, fact-checking, formatting, or even handling reader emails, I help you develop and refine your vision every step of the way. Authors tell me they value having someone who can quickly understand and faithfully replicate their style and intentions—distilling even raw, sprawling ideas into a clear, polished message true to their voice.
Research Virtual Assistant
Need reliable information fast—or help making sense of what you’ve already collected? I’ll find, verify, and organize research so it’s clear, accurate, and easy to use. Whether it’s sourcing new material, compiling data, summarizing key points, or bringing order to all those scattered notes and drafts, I make sure you have the details you need without the hassle of digging for them yourself.
Organizer
If your digital world feels overwhelming, I can help bring calm and order without losing anything important. Whether it’s email, documents, folders, endless browser tabs, or even CRM systems and spreadsheets with messy labels, filenaming, or tagging that’s gotten out of control, I design clear, logical structures that you can actually use—and understand. I’ll reassure you that nothing disappears—it just becomes easier to find. From naming patterns that still make sense next year to safe “catch-all” folders for the odd stuff you’re not ready to toss, I help turn flimsy, confusing setups into intuitive spaces where you always know what’s where.
VA Trainer
You want an affordable VA, but you don’t have time to train them. I’ll do the work myself first— not forever, just long enough to document every step, decision point, and nuance in clear, easy-to-follow SOPs. Then I’ll guide your VA through a staged handoff: from watching me work to doing the tasks themselves with my support until they’re confident and independent.
“The spreadsheet is error-proof!”
~ Rowena Rosales (Philippines)
TESTIMONIALS
Pam Armstrong, author of Surviving Healthcare
“You so obviously want this to be good, and I don’t think I could find anyone else who has your level of dedication to this project.
Robert Oppenlander, author of
Comfortably Unaware
“I wish my publishers would have allowed you to take one round of editing my new book a few months ago!"
Miki Kashtan, Cofounder, Bay Area Nonviolent Communication
“i am so confident in our communication. it's working so well. i am having zero anxiety about anything falling through any cracks. they just don't seem to exist. i wish for you to relax. i have been singing all week.”
Rex Bowlby, author of
Plant Roots
“Let me say ... You have a wonderful “bookside” manner.” You don’t show me “what you know” by finding as many problems as you can. You take your ego out it. Also, you reek of integrity.”
Franca Baroni, author of On Governance: Cor Publicum-The Evolution of Res Publica
“I chose Laurie among other candidates because of her professionalism, her honest, generous, and straightforward style, and her high level of integrity in handling the costs.”
Rick Geggie, author of Healing Practices to Help Kids Grow Up Easier
“I am amazed and really tickled. I am so moved by the great difference ... in fact, moved to joyous tears that my book proposal looks so professional .... What skill you have.”
Richard Chisholm, author
"Your ability to articulate and be in a style that feels so representative of my truth, my speaking style, and desire to connect, moves me so much that I want to cry. How can someone say my thoughts better than me? You are a supernatural Vulcan mind-melding editing freak of a blessing!"
Dr. Doug Graham, author of The 80/10/10 Diet
Laurie will assuredly make your book the best that it possibly can be. She will communicate with you daily. It may take longer than you want, because Laurie may make suggestions that require a bit more effort on your part, but the finished product will be something that you will always be proud of and won’t want to redo later down the road.”
