Cliff Penwell

Editor and Writing Coach @Independent Writing And Editing Professional

Seattle, WA, US

As part of my passion for helping people develop their original \"voice,\" I work with writers of all different skill levels to help them transform thought and feeling into living words. With clients, I listen for the unspoken, the nuance and whisper of creation. I encourage, challenge and accompany writers as they find their way with the written word-and, usually, into publication.I have edited hundreds of spoken transcripts and have helped shape dozens of articles, academic papers, poems, short stories, essays and books (about 15 books, at last count). My writing-coach services range from quick turnarounds to, in one exceptional case, seven years of retooling and voice development. Occasionally I ghost-write patches of text to help a writer regain their footing, and sometimes write forewords for books that lift and inspire.