Tracie Kendziora – Editor

I read books 📚 for a living. (Dream. Come. True.)

I’m a book coach and editor, so, fine, I’m not over here leisurely flipping through books while I’m sipping my go-to chocolate banana protein smoothie. 🥤 I’m carefully reading for things like flow, pacing, inconsistencies, authority, and opportunities to pump up the author’s voice, even though it totally looks like I’m cozily squirreled away in my introvert book nook.

I work with first-time authors (established authors, too), who could use a manuscript assessment, query letter review, developmental editing, the whole book coaching enchilada… Especially if they’re writing a compelling, voice-driven prescriptive manuscript (fiction or nonfiction!) with a sense of humor. (Sarcasm also very welcome.)

Some wonderful things cool people have said about working with me:

🗣️ Emily said, "Tracie is a genius at writing in a friendly, accessible, relatable way. Working with her made my book come alive for me. I’d 100% recommend Tracie to anyone, anywhere in their book-writing journey. Your words are in worthy hands. It transformed from a tight, confusing manuscript of complex ideas into something readable, something that breathes, something I am excited to put into the hands of readers.”

🗣️ Marty said, "Thanks to Tracie's incredibly kind, constructive feedback, I improved the overall structure of my manuscript, storyline, dialogue, and timeline. Tracie made me feel like my book IS worth the effort, that there IS an audience for it, and to NOT give up! I’d recommend her highly to anyone writing a book, has another type of writing project, or needs creative/editorial guidance. Her attention to detail is mind-blowing! So impressive!

🗣️ Maggie said, “I am forever grateful for Tracie’s wisdom, gift, support but more so for truly being one of the best human beings I have virtually met. She is one of the most amazing magical unicorns! I loved feeling beyond supported in the space she created and how she sprinkles her genuine kindness around everything.”

🗣️ Rachel said, “Tracie gave me spot-on, top notch feedback. I can’t tell you how important this moment of receiving feedback felt to me. I have been sharing bits and pieces with folks who support me and getting love bombs in return, but it’s time to learn where I need to improve the manuscript. Tracie is gentle and kind, with an introvert’s soul like me. She was able to give me detailed feedback, using my own work as the backdrop.”

🗣️ Perhaps most importantly, BettyAnn exclaimed, “You’re fun!”

Oh, and in case you were innocently wondering what my creds are, allow me to drop some bullet points on ya:

✅ Worked as a copy editor for a small publishing house

✅ Served as the managing editor for an online academic journal (Ambrose Bierce, anyone? No. Seriously. Anyone?!)

✅ Put in 10+ years in the marketing and PR industries (I wrote biz development proposals…so…yeah…skills transfer much?)

✅ Rockin’ beaucoup de professional, academic, and personal writing and editing experience

All of that? Yep. You guessed it: at your manuscript’s disposal.