Stefani Ruper – Editor

Writing is tricky business. You have years of experience and something wise or helpful to say—but once you start putting pen to paper, you realize there are nearly infinite ways to say it. Only one of them is the best. How do you find just that right one?

That's where I come in. I help authors who want to speak clearly, reach readers, and make a difference find the ideal way to bring their ideas fully into clear, compelling view.

I wrote and published my first book when I was 24. Since then, I've written or ghostwritten dozens, and I've developmental and line edited many dozens more.

—What it’s like to work with me—

• Deep respect for the your voice and intent (I never make an edit that would compromise an author's vision or personality)

• Rigorous, thoughtful feedback grounded in careful listening

• Clear, direct diagnosis of what’s working and what isn’t

• Practical guidance you can actually use

—My experience—

I have...

• edited or ghostwritten dozens of nonfiction books, including projects published by major houses (Penguin, HarperCollins, Avery, Little)

• helped several book proposals get six-figure bids at auction (in fact, every proposal I've worked on has gotten multiple six-figure bids)

• worked as a ghostwriter at Harvard University

• trained in communicating complex ideas clearly at the BBC, Oxford, and Harvard.

—My expertise—

I work in non-fiction broadly, specializing in psychology, health, and business.

My deepest experience is in business (leadership, performance, adaptability), psychology (trauma therapy, mental disorder, disability, resilience, stress management), health (women's health, fertility, type 2 diabetes, blood sugar management, weight management, skin health, autoimmune disease, general nutrition), and philosophy (early in my career, I got a PhD in philosophy at Oxford). But I am very widely read and studied, and I'd be glad to talk with you about your topic to assess fit.

—Working style & testimonial—

I work with authors in a way that’s careful, respectful, and attuned to what they’re trying to say. I dive into their work early in our scheduled time and stay thoughtfully with it throughout, constantly revising my own work to help them clarify, persuade, and reach readers better and better.

I meet every client where they're at. I can take sharp scalpel to your work, if you're seeking deep, idea-level feedback, or I can do a more gentle, surface-level polish that helps what's already there sing.

Clients often come to me when they need a collaborator who can see their thinking clearly and strengthen the manuscript without flattening their voice.

A book recently published by Amplify states in the Acknowledgments:

“Stefani, thank you for all of your guidance, ideas, conversation, and brilliant writing during this project. This would not have come to fruition without you.”

Another published by Penguin says:

“Stefani, thank you for helping me bring this manuscript to life. Your talent and listening skills are unmatched.”

I'd love to explore if I can be an equally helpful editor for you.