Julie Artz – Editor

Do you struggle to get the words on the page to match to the stories in your mind? Are you frustrated by getting rejections with no real idea how to make your stories more appealing and marketable? Do you have trouble with elements of craft like structure, pacing, and character arc? Do you need the tough love and accountability of working with a coach while you write? If you answered yes to any of these questions, keep reading...A consummate social and environmental justice minded story geek, I am a writer, editor, and book coach whose love of story translates into everything I do. After nearly two decades of writing and editing corporate, technical, and non-profit materials, nine years ago I turned my skills and experience toward publishing. Since then, I have edited and coached traditionally published authors published by Penguin RandomHouse, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan, Hachette, and Boyds Mills Press, as well as working with small press, indie, and hybrid-published authors, and have also helped clients formulate their query and pitching strategy.Testimonials:"Julie is one of Author Accelerator's most accomplished book coaches. She is diligent, dedicated, market-focused, compassionate, well-read and beloved by all her clients. She will make your book better." —Jennie Nash, Private Book Coach + Chief Creative Officer, Author Accelerator“I owe Julie an enormous thanks. She was my coach at the very onset of a bouncing baby idea, and she held my hand for almost two years as I brought it into the world. She set me on a straighter path for this nebulous middle-grade novel idea I had...without her I would have needed dozens more rewrites. She pushed me, gently, to look for and eventually find the truth of the story I wanted to tell but couldn’t yet articulate. Once we were finished, I had a toolbox that was filled with strategies and ways forward. Having her as a coach from the start was invaluable.” -- Jane Baird Warren, author of How to Be a Goldfish (Scholastic Canada, 2022)

“Julie was very positive, responsive, and encouraging throughout my entire process of writing a proposal and pitching it to agents. She was generous in giving me a list of agents to query, along with offering tips along the way. I’m grateful to have accomplished my goal of securing my top choice of an agent by working with Julie!” -- Sara Avant Stove, author of The Way of the Happy Woman and The Book of SHE