Book Editing

Do you have a manuscript that needs professional editing?

I do developmental editing: large-scale editing of the structure and arc of the entire book and each chapter, and of the flow and voice of paragraphs and sentences.

I also do copyediting: line-level correction of errors in grammar, spelling, word usage, etc.

If you’re seeking a writing coach to guide you in finding inspiration and motivation, author platform building, and publishing your work, let’s talk.

     📒  Memoir
     ✍️  Novels
     📔  Short stories
     ✒️  Poetry
     📖  Nonfiction

Free 20-minute consultation. Reasonable rates. Inquire here and tell me what you’re writing and what you hope to accomplish.

Speaking & Teaching

I speak at literary events and book festivals. I am an instructor for classes and workshops. Guaranteed to engage your audience and deliver the information they want to know.

     📒  Memoir writing
     ✒️  Poetry writing
     📕  Publishing tips for authors
     📚  Power & value of books & reading
     🎤️  Leadership & community engagement
     📜  Shakespeare & classic literature

View my list of available presentations, the past events at which I’ve spoken, and the upcoming events I’m slated for.

A few presentation examples—In Nashville, Tennessee, I delivered How to Generate a Buzz: Promoting Your Book Launch. In Bethesda, Maryland, I will teach the class Shakespeare’s Sonnets: 400 Years of Timeless Love. In Washington, DC, I will deliver the Memoir Writers’ Lab Intensive Workshop at the 2025 Kwame Alexander Writers’ Lab & Conference sponsored by the Chautauqua Institution.

Looking for a speaker or instructor? Inquire here.

WordPress Design

I help individuals, small organizations, and small businesses design or revamp a WordPress website.

     👩‍💻️  Coding in HTML/CSS
     💻  Navigating the WordPress platform
     📱  Using themes, including child themes
     🤖  Adding plugins & new features
     ⌨️  Altering files on the back end
     💾  Ensuring backups & security

Samples: I created my own website (this one) and the website of Archival Arts. I assisted with the website of Just Neighbors.

Reasonable rates. Note that I am not a developer and cannot provide custom coding in PHP or JavaScript. That being said, I can create a beautiful and functional WordPress website and resolve any existing problems in a WordPress website. Inquire here.

Testimonials

“I’m impressed with your thorough work. I feel I made the right choice working with you.”

—A novel editing client, March 19, 2025

“I really enjoyed your presentation and found it to be the most helpful of all the presentations that day.”

—A workshop attendee, Nashville, Tennessee, March 3, 2025

Presentations

I am available to give the following presentations. I can also customize presentations to your needs.

Be the Book: How to Meet Your Life Goals Through Reading

What do you want from life—to be a better partner, parent, or friend? To have a successful career, make an impact, help others, or achieve a personal goal? Author Liza Achilles will share how reading can help you fulfill your dreams!

Finding the Time: 10 Tips for Fitting Writing into Your Life

Are you struggling to find the time for your creative writing? Author Liza Achilles will share 10 tips for ensuring that you meet your creative writing goals while living in the busy, stressful, modern world.

How to Generate a Buzz: Promoting Your Book Launch

Why publish a book if no one reads it? Author Liza Achilles has great news for authors: you have the power to generate a buzz surrounding your book launch! She will walk you through 3 steps in getting people excited about buying and reading your book.

Shakespeare’s Sonnets: 400 Years of Timeless Love

William Shakespeare’s sonnet sequence was first published over 400 years ago and still resonates with readers today. “But thy eternal summer shall not fade,” proclaims the most famous of them all (Sonnet 18). The poet addresses these words to a young man known as the Fair Youth; but the words also refer to the poetry itself. Modern Shakespearean love sonneteer Liza Achilles explores the life and times of Will Shakespeare and why his poetry has stood the test of time, and reads aloud some of the most beautiful love poems ever written.