A Twist on Traditional Feedback
Ready for unique feedback on your essays? Try one of these:
Traditional | Use the form below to submit a draft of your essay (up to 6,000 words), along with three questions you’d like for me to answer about your draft. Within 72 hours, I’ll return your message with thorough, encouraging, and kind answers to your questions, and in turn, I’ll ask you questions about the draft that will help you:
think about ways to open up the essay
consider questions a reader might have and whether or not you want to answer them
recognize missing elements or opportunities
consider shifts in point of view, tense, structure, the opening, and more
I prefer question-based feedback. In my experience, it allows you to follow your own instincts and intuition about the direction and revision of your essay. | $100
Thinking Around the Essay | Using the form below, submit a draft of your essay (up to 6,000 words). When I receive your draft, I’ll reach out to set up a Zoom visit. Instead of the traditional mode of discussing a draft, I’ll ask questions (not scripted, but rather based on each of your answers) to help you think more about the context(s) of your essay. In other words, personal questions about the content and people and other elements in your draft. My questions gently guide your thinking, and you always have the option to not answer a particular question during our conversation. In my experience, this heuristic approach opens up connections or background information you may not have realized or recognized as integral or illuminating for the essay and your readers. This is my favorite approach to working with writers, so I hope you’ll try it! | $100/hour
Testimonials
”Jill's feedback on a piece I had been working on guided me towards the possible deeper implications that I had not yet articulated. Her questions were supportive and probing and in no way presumptive, making for a safe and inviting process.”
“Jill is someone I trust wholeheartedly with my work. From messy first drafts to final touches, she brings sensitivity, thoughtfulness, & care. I never worry I will be judged. Quite the opposite—she makes me feel seen.”
“Working on personal essays with Jill has been an absolute Joy. I—and my writing—have benefited greatly from her spot-on feedback, insight, and knowledge. Jill is a terrific guide; she has helped expand my vision for my work and to see my project with new eyes.”
“Jill’s method, her demeanor, and her feedback were absolutely far beyond what I usually see.”
"Jill has done more to expand my understanding of the essay than any I have encountered."
“Jill is a gifted editor whose insightful and generous feedback transformed my writing and helped me find and embrace my voice as an essayist.”